LOS ANGELES, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain-machine interface company, announced Thursday it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct its first in-human clinical study.
Twitter, now X. Corp, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses prior to his talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, May 15, 2023 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (Photo: AP)
Neuralink said recruitment for its clinical trial "is not open yet."
The FDA has not commented on the trial. And the extent of the approved trial is not known yet.
Neuralink was founded in 2016 and funded primarily by Musk to develop a new kind of interface technology between the human brain and computing devices.
Installing a chip in the human skull could restore limb function, improve human movement, resolve issues with eyesight and hearing, and help with diseases like Parkinson's, the company claims.
