A fifth paralyzed patient has been implanted with a Neuralink chip backed by Elon Musk.
Military veteran RJ, also known as “P5,” suffered a spinal cord injury after a motorcycle accident that left him without the use of his arms or legs.
Since his surgery in April, when a team of doctors at the University of Miami implanted a chip the size of a small coin into his brain, RJ has been able to control his smartphone and computer with his mind.
RJ, or P5, speaks to NBC6 about his Neuralink brain implant. NBC 6 South Florida
“I think my favorite thing has been being able to turn on my TV,” RJ, the first patient to receive the chip at the Miami hospital, told NBC’s South Florida station.
Neuralink, the brain computer device company founded by Musk, partnered with the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis on the procedure – and