How Close Are We To Wireless Brain Implants in Humans?
Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar, Neurogeneticist
11-Sep-20 14:00
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Elon Musk recently showed off how his start-up Neuralink has successfully implanted chips into the brain of several pigs, with the hopes that these brain implants could someday be used in humans to cure diseases related to our nervous system. But how far off into the future is this possibility?
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Produced by: Lim Sue Ann
Presented by: Lim Sue Ann, Sharmilla Ganesan & Dashran Yohan
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Categories: Technology, Medical Innovation and Technology, Tech, Social Issues
Tags: The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, Elon Musk, chip implant, Neuralink, brain implants, neurology,
