Elon Musk says the first human has received an implant from Neuralink, but other details are scant

Neuralink’s device is about the size of a large coin and is designed to be implanted in the skull, with ultra-thin wires going directly into the brain. — Reuters

NEW YORK: According to Elon Musk, the first human received an implant from his computer-brain interface company Neuralink over the weekend.

In a Monday (Jan 29) post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Musk said that the patient received the implant the day prior and was "recovering well.” He added that "initial results show promising neuron spike detection.”