"Neuralink's First Human Patient Controls Computer Mouse Through Thought, Elon Musk Reveals"

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"Neuralink's First Human Patient Controls Computer Mouse Through Thought, Elon Musk Reveals"
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Elon Musk announced that the first human patient implanted with a brain-chip from Neuralink has fully recovered and can control a computer mouse using their thoughts. The patient is reportedly able to move a mouse around the screen by just thinking, and Neuralink is now aiming to maximize mouse button clicks from the patient. The startup's ultimate goal is to enable people to control a computer cursor or keyboard using their thoughts, with ambitions to use the technology to treat conditions like obesity, autism, depression, and schizophrenia.

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