Brain implant startup backed by Bezos and Gates is testing mind-controlled computing on humans
Publishing timestamp: 2023-02-18 09:00:01
Summary
Synchron is a brain-interface startup that is developing technology to allow people with limited physical mobility to operate technology with their minds. The company has received funding from the investment firms of Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, and has received FDA approval to conduct trials of its permanently implantable BCI in humans. The technology is designed to help people with severe paralysis or degenerative diseases regain their ability to communicate with the outside world. The technology has been tested on seven patients so far, and has been found to be safe and effective.
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