“I feel like a full-fledged person again”: the story of the first patient with a neurochip in the brain (video)
Nolan Arbow, the first patient in the world to be implanted with the Neuralink neurochip, shared his unique life experience. After an injury that left him paralyzed below the shoulders, a man got a chance to return to a full life thanks to a neurocomputer interface.
That’s what he’s about told in an interview with the Business Insider portal.
“Sometimes my day starts at 7:00 a.m. and I use the implant until 11:00 p.m. It’s a long day, but I enjoy it, so I don’t consider it a full-time jobArbow said.
According to Nolan, he uses the chip to send messages to X, reply to emails, read comics and visit a website where he learns Japanese. The man also used it when booking a hotel room when visiting Neuralink headquarters.
Arbow spends a good part of the day with the implant, working with Neuralink specialists to adjust and improve it. He considers his participation in the experiment extremely important for the future development of neurotechnology.
Despite some difficulties and curious incidents, such as accidentally opening a dozen applications on the computer while sleeping, Nolan remains optimistic and inspired. He believes that his experience will help millions of people with disabilities to return to a full life.
For now, the implant will remain in Arbow’s brain for a year, after which a decision will be made about his future fate.
