The Neuralink company, founded by Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, develops brain-computer interfaces that can be implanted in the human brain. Musk took the first step towards this goal in August 2020, introducing the ‘brain chip’ and initiated a new groundbreaking development in the history of humanity.
There has been a new development regarding the device, which was observed to be successful on a monkey in early 2021. The US-based company has opened new job postings for clinical trials planned to be performed on humans.
Two job postings opened for clinical trials
In the news first shared by Bloomberg, it was stated that the company opened a job posting for a ‘Clinical Research Director’ and a ‘Coordinator’ to take part in clinical research. This showed us that the manned experiments of the highly anticipated Neuralink device could start soon.
In addition, it was emphasized that the director sought in the job posting would work with the best engineers and doctors in his field. Regarding the coordinator, ‘He will play an important role in the formation of the team responsible for the operational and regulatory activities that emerge with this fast and constantly developing environment. Coordinator; While ensuring the welfare, safety and rights of the subjects are protected, it will also have important duties in matters such as the accuracy and documentation of clinical data.
The company’s v0. We can say that there has not been much development about the device named 9 so far. However, many people, including Musk, believe that this chip will lead to many developments in medical matters; blindness, paralysis, seizures, etc. He thinks he can solve neurological problems through the device integrated into the human brain. It is also among the previous news that the chip may be affordable and it may take less than an hour to be placed in the brain.
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