Neuralink’s Blindsight device has successfully restored vision in monkeys for several years. The company plans to conduct its first human implant by the end of 2025. Blindsight, which received FDA breakthrough device designation last September, involves implanting a microelectrode array into the visual cortex. This array activates neurons to provide visual images. Initially, the vision will be low-resolution, similar to Atari graphics, but it has the potential to evolve into superhuman vision. The device aims to help those who have lost both eyes and their optic nerve, as well as individuals blind from birth, as long as their visual cortex remains intact. Future enhancements could enable vision in infrared, ultraviolet, or even radar wavelengths. Neuralink also filed trademark applications for “Telepathy,” “Blindsight,” and “Telekinesis” with the USPTO in early March.
TifaniesweTs
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Mar 31 Elon Musk’s Neuralink to implant its new brain chip in human patient by late 2025 to restore vision to ‘completely blind’
Elon Musk stated that the implant, Blindsight, has been successfully tested in monkeys and will initially provide low-res sight, similar to Atari graphics,
Mario Nawfal
@MarioNawfal
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Jan 9 ELON: WE CAN MAKE THE BLIND SEE — EVEN IF THEY WERE BORN BLIND
“Our next part will be blindsight, so that even if someone has lost both eyes, lost the optic nerve, or even been blind from birth, we can interface directly with the visual cortex in the brain and enable them to
vittorio
@IterIntellectus
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Mar 17 absolutely incredible
in a collaboration between US and China, researchers have been able to reverse genetic blindness in mice, restoring vision at the DNA level
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