The first implant of a Neuralink chip in a human being appears to have been a success and the 29-year-old wasted no time putting it to use that we would all do.
A true gamer He never loses the desire to play a night out and not even total paralysis of his limbs can stop Noland Arbaugh. The 29-year-old North American became quadriplegic after an accident and applied to receive the first Neuralink chip ever.
Neuralink is a neurotechnology company created by Elon Musk that aims to create an implantable chip in the brain that will allow a technological connection with computers and other devices. Through the chip, which could also help treat various neurological diseases in the future, users can control a computer, for example.
This is the case of Noland, who, having been unable to move for eight years, has now received a new life, according to him. In live on Platform X, the player is seen playing chess on the computer and talks about the first thing he did when doctors gave him full control of the chip.
He reveals that he played Civilization 6, something he had given up due to his disabilities, and that he had a real night out, playing until 6 in the morning. He points out some problems with his session, such as the need to have support from someone and only being able to play for 8 hours at a time before having to recharge the chip, but he was happy to have been able to do something he wanted but it wasn’t possible. before.
He also talked about the way he moves the cursor, revealing that it’s almost like using the “force” in Star Wars. He says he had some difficulty at first, because he instinctively tried to use his hands, which he can’t move, but then he tried to imagine just the mouse cursor moving and this worked.
Since then he has also played Mario Kart and continues to test the limits of this scientific and technological advancement.
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