NEURALINK
Elon Musk’s Venture
WHAT IS
NEURALINK
DEVELOPING?
The Link
NEURALINK is designing the
first neural implant that will
let you control a computer or
mobile device anywhere you
go.
Micron-scale threads are
inserted into areas of the
brain that control movement.
Each thread contains many
electrodes and connects them
to an implant, the Link.
● Neuralink is building a fully integrated brain machine interface (BMI)
system. Sometimes you'll see this called a brain computer interface (BCI).
● Either way, BMIs are technologies that enable a computer or other digital
device to communicate directly with the brain.
● For example, through information readout from the brain, a person with
paralysis can control a computer mouse or keyboard. Or, information can be
written back into the brain, for example to restore the sense of touch.
● The goal is to build a system with at least two orders of magnitude more
communication channels (electrodes) than current clinically-approved
devices.
● This system needs to be safe, it must have fully wireless communication
through the skin, and it has to be ready for patients to take home and use on
their own.
● Our device, called the Link, will be able to record from 1024 electrodes and is
designed to meet these criteria.
LINK
Sealed, implanted device that
processes, stimulates, and
transmits neural signals.
NEURAL THREADS
Each small and flexible thread
contains many electrodes for
detecting neural signals.
The implant
Implant placement
CHARGER
Compact inductive charger
wirelessly connects to the
implant to charge the battery
from the outside.
The size of the LINK
The actual size of electrodes
From the image, to the right you
can imagine how small the size of
these electrodes is, if compared to
that of the human hair. Hence, it
becomes extremely difficult to
implant these electrodes by human
hands. Therefore a robot is built to
do this job
Precision Automated
Neurosurgery
The threads on the Link are so
fine and flexible that they can’t
be inserted by the human
hand. Instead, NEURALINK is
building a robotic system that
the neurosurgeon can use to
reliably and efficiently insert
these threads exactly where
they need to be.
Some idea how small these equipments are:
Thank you!
-20BAC10014
Lakshya Kumar Sirohi