NEURALINK’S BRAIN-MACHINE INTERFACE

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 NEURALINK’S BRAIN-MACHINE INTERFACE


Neuralink is a neurotechnology company founded in 2016 by Elon Musk, Ben Rapoport, Dongjin Seo, Max Hodak, Paul Merolla, Philip Sabes, Tim Gardner, Tim Hanson, and Vanessa Tolosa. The company aims to build implantable Brain-Machine Interfaces(BMIs) via artificial intelligence.

The technology would see groups of minute, flexible electrode "threads" implanted into the human brain. These threads are capable of detecting and recording signals in the brain and transmit the information outside. They have also built a neurosurgical robot that can implant six threads per minute into the human brain. Each thread is supposedly smaller than one-tenth of a human hair and contains 192 electrodes. Each group of electrodes is encased inside a small implantable device that contains custom wireless chips. The threads would be inserted into the brain by a tiny needle at the end of the robot.

As many as ten implants could be implanted into one hemisphere of the brain. They are connected via small wires tunneled under the scalp to a coil behind the ear. The coil connects wirelessly to a wearable device that the company calls the “Link”. A USB-C provides full bandwidth data streaming from the device to a computer or phone. The Link can be used to make software updates and fix bugs via Bluetooth. Once the Link is taken off, the implant shuts down.



The goal is to understand and treat different forms of the brain or spine-related disorders. For example, a paralyzed person could use the device to control phones and computers. Musk also sees the implant as a medium for giving humans the option to achieve collaboration with AI. This could eventually lead to a future of “Superhuman Intelligence”, says Musk.




Article by: Tejas Hadole
Edited by: Aastha Soni

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