Elon Musk installed a special chip in the monkey’s brain and turned it into a gamer

Famous inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk told that his company Neuralink, engaged in the creation and study of neurocomputer interfaces, conducted an important experiment – she installed a special chip in the brain of an experimental monkey, with the help of which she “can play video games“.

Go into research details Musk did not, however, noted that the monkeys in Neuralink definitely do not offend – animals are treated with proper attention

“We have a monkey with a wireless chip installed in its skull, and now it can play video games with its brain. The implant itself is completely invisible, and the monkey is quite happy. We generally have the best complex for monkeys in the whole world. We hope that soon they will be able to play Pong with each other through brain signals, “- said Elon Musk.

According to the words Mask, the essence of the work that is currently being done Neuralink, is to potentially allow people with traumatic brain injury to restore lost cognitive functions by installing special chips in the brain.

Recall that earlier on research in the field of neurocomputer interfaces, the chapter Valve Gabe Newellhe sees technology as a huge potential for the gaming industry

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