How does the Neuralink implant connect to the brain?... Tiny threads smaller than a human hair get inserted into your brain by a surgical robot. The idea is that the small and flexible threads minimize trauma and allow the brain to move naturally. Zack was one of the most passionate people at Neuralink. #Neuralink #BrainChip #BCI #FutureOfTech #FutureIsNowshow more

Neuralink just solved a very serious brain-interface problem. Through-dura... electrode implantation. The dura is basically the brain’s armor. Tough enough that surgeons normally cut through it with a scalpel. Neuralink inserted electrode threads straight through the dura and into the cortex while keeping the dura intact. Tiny threads. Very tough membrane. No casual little engineering problem. This could make brain implants safer, simpler, and much easier to perform. Neuralink / Writer: Annette, Designer: Jannéshow more

You can control a robot arm with Neuralink !... What could it control next? #Neuralink #BCI #FutureIsNowshow more

OPINION: WILL NEURALINK LET HUMANS KEEP UP WITH SUPERINTELLIGENT... AI? The truth is simple. In the next five to ten years we could have AI thousands of times smarter than any human. Our brains are amazing, but they are slow compared to AI. We speak about 150 words a minute and type even slower. Super intelligent AI will think and solve problems at speeds we cannot imagine. Neuralink is a solution. That amazing, tiny implant connects your brain directly to computers. You think and the machine responds instantly, no more slow keyboards or speech. More than a dozen people already have Neuralink implants. Some who were fully paralyzed are now playing video games, designing 3D models, and controlling computers just by thinking. Elon says the next steps are real telepathy and downloading knowledge straight into your brain. The plan is not to beat super intelligent AI in a race we cannot win. The plan is to team up with it. A high-speed brain link lets our human creativity, emotions, and values guide the AI while we get its incredible power. In the future, will there be a day without Neuralink, most people get left behind?show more

NEURALINK: REWIRING THE FUTURE OF HUMAN PERCEPTION Neuralink begins... by restoring sight. •⁠ ⁠It bypasses damaged eyes and speaks directly to the brain •⁠ ⁠Future applications may unlock vision beyond human capability •⁠ ⁠Interfaces designed to read and write neural signals in real time •⁠ ⁠Potential to restore mobility, memory, and sensory function Neural interfaces are transitioning from lab testing to human integration. A new era of brain-machine connection is underway. Source: Neuralink, Elon Muskshow more

Neuralink is prepping to test its first Blindsight implant... later this year. A lot of people hear "vision restoration" and assume it's about fixing damaged eyes. That's not the plan. The plan is to send visual information directly to the visual cortex of the brain. Even if the eyes are gone. Even if the optic nerve is gone. That's a very different and very interesting conversation. Neuralinkshow more

NEURALINK: CJ suffered a spinal cord injury and is... ventilator-dependent. A few months ago, he was selected for the Neuralink PRIME Study at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. He recently underwent N1 implant surgery. at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine, with Neuralink co-investigator Dr. Michael E. Ivan, UoM Associate Professor of at the Miller School of Medicine Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. Per CJ, "In addition to being a stellar neurosurgeon, Dr. Ivan is really quite hilarious. Totally put me at ease even knowing that I was about to get a hole put in my head and wake up a cyborg!" Right after surgery in the hospital, Neuralink Software Engineer Natalie Cygan stopped by his room, set up the Neuralink laptop, showed the brain waves, and gave his wife her personal cell number for future questions. Per CJ, "Shortly after my surgery, a Neuralink engineer stopped by my hospital room to show my wife my brain waves. For the purpose of future arguments, Sweetie, this proves once and for all that I do have a brain..." A day or two later at home, Neuralink's Sehej Bindra visited to assist with the N1 implant setup and training. CJ reached 6.23 BPS on WebGrid according to Sehej and they celebrated the success. Sehej is the the brainchild behind SimpleCell, a platform to integrate and streamline the bioinformatics research. Per CJ, "Sehej is awesome. Came to my house three days straight to train me on my N1 and still meets with me virtually." At his 1-month post-op visit, Dr. Ivan confirmed the surgery healed and the N1 implant was in the right place. The CT scan above shows how the implant looks in his skull. CJ called the clinical trial very encouraging because participants recovered tremendous respiratory function and the work of weaning from the ventilator helps keep motor neurons alive. CJ (Neuralink P24), Michael Ivan, MD, MBS, FAANSshow more

NEURALINK: REAL-TIME BRAIN ACTIVITY, STREAMED Neuralink's implanted neural device... is already delivering what scientists have chased for decades: live visibility into human brain activity within minutes of surgery. In this demo, signals flare as a participant wakes up post-procedure - the device capturing the gradual surge of neural activity in real time. It’s a glimpse of the frontier: hardware that doesn’t just record the brain, but streams its inner rhythms instantly. From clinical care to brain-computer interfaces, the implications are massive. Source: Neuralinkshow more

A Neuralink implant can control any device that can... be controlled via a computer or phone. As if controlling computers weren’t already wild enough. Lights and lighting systems. Thermostats. Smart locks. Security cameras and doorbells. Electric vehicles, FSD, e-bikes, scooters, or powered wheelchairs. The list is endless. Your digital environment starts becoming thought-responsive. People still frame Neuralink as “future tech.” Meanwhile, it’s building brain-based operating systems for the physical world. Neuralinkshow more

Remember when Elon Musk admitted that the purpose of... Neuralink is to create a high bandwidth interface with with the brain such that we can be symbiotic with AI?show more

Neuralink is blurring the line between disability and possibility... in a way that feels unreal. A woman paralyzed from the neck down is now creating digital art and painting again using brain signals alone. Not voice commands. Not hand controls. Thoughts. People keep framing Neuralink like futuristic tech news. Meanwhile, somebody just got part of their creativity and self-expression back after 20 years. Extraordinary. Neuralinkshow more

NEURALINK IS PAVING THE INTUITIVE PATH TO HUMAN-MACHINE SYMBIOSIS... It doesn't feel like controlling a device; it makes you feel at one with machines. •⁠ ⁠Neuralink’s brain implant turns thought into action: instantly, wirelessly, and invisibly •⁠ ⁠Users describe it as reflexive: no commands, just pure intention interpreted by AI •⁠ ⁠From typing to gaming to robotic limbs, patients call the control “natural” and “seamless” •⁠ ⁠Enables real-time interaction with digital and physical worlds through imagined movement •⁠ ⁠Restores more than function: it provides autonomy, identity, and independence It's not just a Brain-Computer Interface; It's a real-time glimpse of humanity’s next form. Source: Neuralinkshow more

Imagine your mind still knows exactly where it wants... to go. Paralyzed, your body just stopped taking the message. Neuralink is fixing the broken connection between the mind and the body. Clinical trial participants are now using brain implants to control powered wheelchairs through thought. The implant reads neural signals. Algorithms decode the intent. The chair moves. For people whose mind-body connection has been disrupted, that’s a very serious kind of freedom. Neuralink / Writer: Annette, Grok Imagine Designer: Jannéshow more

NEURALINK TURNS YOUR BRAIN INTO A REMOTE FOR ANY... DEVICE Your brain got promoted from “thinking” to “controlling every device in the room.” Mind Control: •⁠ ⁠Think it – and devices react like loyal pets •⁠ ⁠Robotic arms, wheelchairs, lights, locks… all obey straight from your cortex •⁠ ⁠If a phone can command it, your brain will do it faster •⁠ ⁠Built first for paralysis, scaled next for anyone craving superpowers Welcome to the era where your devices will follow your thoughts! Source: Neuralinkshow more

NEURALINK: WHERE YOUR THOUGHTS LITERALLY CONTROL THE WORLD AROUND... YOU It’s not imagination. It’s movement, precision, and control, all from the mind alone. •⁠ ⁠Neuralink bypasses broken pathways, restoring motion through direct brain signals •⁠ ⁠Thought turns into action in under 100ms: faster than most natural reflexes •⁠ ⁠Robotic limbs respond instantly, moving like seamless extensions of your body •⁠ ⁠Users play games, browse, and type with pure intention, no movement required •⁠ ⁠This is more than tech; it’s the foundation of human-AI symbiosis The mind-machine merge has started, rewriting what it means to be human forever. Source: xAI, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)show more

Wireless charging of implants needs to be easy, performant,... and safe. Here’s a demonstration of how we stress test our control loops that manage the charger’s output power to wirelessly charge our implant at various distances and angles📈show more

We attach our custom ASICs to our implant PCBA... using flip chip bonding process. Here’s a sped up version of that process where we pick up the chip, apply flux, precisely align, and bond to the board.🎯 #techtuesdayshow more

Thought is not generated by the brain; the brain... is a receiver that translates the thought-field into linear language. Most of what you call "your" thoughts are ambient broadcasts from the collective field. The instant you stop claiming ownership of every signal, the noise drops and the original signal of pure awareness becomes unmistakable.show more

BREAKING: Harvard scientists may have just discovered why the... brain loses its fight against Alzheimer's ... and a trace mineral found naturally in your brain is at the center of it. This isn't another amyloid paper. It asks a completely different question. And the answer has been hiding in your brain all along 🧵👇show more

No surgery. No wires. No brain implant. A retainer... that controls your iPhone with your tongue. This is MIT's 0.7mm answer to Neuralink. The startup Augmental built a device called the MouthPad. Founder Tomás Vega designed it as a dental-grade smart retainer. It sits on the roof of your palate. A capacitive trackpad reads tongue movement as input. Users swipe, tap, and type completely hands-free. The device runs about 9 hours per charge. Augmental reports 100+ users already deployed in the field. Neuralink requires skull surgery to read brain signals. This approach grants similar independence with zero medical risk. It serves people with spinal cord injuries and paralysis. Sometimes the smartest answer skips the operating room entirely. QUESTIONS: Where else do we reach for surgery when simpler tools exist? What makes assistive tech go from clever demo to daily lifeline? Leave your thoughts and comments below 👇 --- 🎁 Join 10,000+ others who learned gamification for FREE: ♻️ REPOST to inspire your community And FOLLOW Yu-kai Chou for more content like thisshow more