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Neurablethe visionary company ofElon Muskcrosses a decisive step in the field of brain-machine interfaces, offering concrete hope to paralyzed people. By establishing a direct link between the brain and digital tools, this pioneer technology could restore lost functions in patients victims of medullary lesions or neurodegenerative diseases.
The first tests on humans, conducted with Nick Wraysuffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, have shown that it was possible to control a computer by the sole power of thought, thus marking a historical advance in regenerative medicine.
This innovation is based on decades of research in neuroscience and artificial intelligence. His ambition? Restore a form of digital autonomy to those whose motor capacities have been irreparably altered, transforming mental intentions into tangible actions. A promise which, again yesterday, was science fiction.
Audrey Crews: the human face of a technological advance
Audrey Crewsquadriplegic since its adolescence, embodies the concrete impact of this technology. After twenty years without being able to write, she managed to trace her first name on a screen thanks to theimplant N1 Telepathy. This apparently harmless gesture represents a major advance: it proves that the border between thought and action can be crossed, opening the way to a new era of interaction between man and machine.
L’Implementation of 128 microelectrodes In its engine cortex, produced at the University of Miami, makes it possible to capture and translate your neural signals into computer controls. This intervention, both delicate and revolutionary, lays down the foundations for unprecedented communication, where the brain dials directly with the outside world, without physical intermediary.
Towards ever more ambitious applications
Each clinical trial enriches the Neuralink database, refine algorithms and improve the performance of the interface. If the complete repair of neurological lesions remains a distant horizon, current progress suggest promising applications :
- Piloting advanced prostheses,
- communication of communication,
- Interaction with digital environments.
For thousands of patients, these innovations could mean the return to partial autonomy and a deeply transformed quality of life. A revolution which, step by step, redefines the limits of the possible.
