American billionaire Elon Musk said, on Wednesday, that "it is expected to start human trials" using a wireless device developed by his company, "Neuralink", which specializes in making brain chips, "within six months," adding that one of the first targeted applications is "restoring sight." ".
The company is developing brain chip interfaces, which it says "may give patients with disabilities the ability to move and communicate again." Neuralink has conducted its experiments on animals in the past few years, and is seeking approval from US regulators to start human trials, according to Reuters.
Musk said, "The first two applications targeted in human trials using the Neuralink tool will be to restore vision and allow movement of the muscles of people who are unable to do so." He continued, "Even if a person has never seen, such as being born blind, we believe we can still restore sight to him."
In Neuralink's last public presentation more than a year ago, the company showed an experiment on a monkey who succeeded in playing a computer game by thinking on its own with the help of a brain chip.
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