Elon Musk's Startup Implants First Human Brain Chip.

Elon Musk on Tuesday announced that his company Neuralink has implanted the first brain chip in a human patient.  

The initial results are "promising", the billionaire said, 

Adding that the product is named after the ability to communicate mentally or Telepathy. 

The startup, which received clearance from the US health watchdog to conduct 

The first human trial of its implant last year, aims to use it to help paralysis patients 

"Initial results show promising neuron spike detection,"  

Musk said in a post on X, referring to the brain's ability to send signals to the body.

The chip can record brain signals and transmit them to an external app that decodes them into computer 

commands such as controlling a computer cursor or keyboard

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