The new Blind Sight implant from the American company Neuralink will allow people who are blind from birth to see. Billionaire Elon Musk announced this on his social network account. X.
The entrepreneur announced his new product: “As long as the visual cortex of the brain is not damaged, (the device – editor’s note) will allow even those who are blind from birth to see.”
According to him, this development will help people who have lost their eyes and optic nerves regain their vision.
The owner of the new device will initially have to be content with low image quality, but in the future, as the billionaire noted, this device will allow him to see in two spectrums: ultraviolet and infrared.
Neuralink added that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has already approved the implant as a groundbreaking development.
Before that reportedNolan Arbeau, the first person to receive a Neuralink implant, has started learning Japanese and French using a chip in his brain, the owner of the device said, adding that his life has improved dramatically in a short time thanks to the use of the implant.
Previously Max statedHe said that millions of people will have chips implanted in their brains in the coming years.
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Source: Gazeta
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