Elon Musk's brain-computer interface company Neuralink's first patient, Noland Arbaugh, said today that after several months of implanting Neuralink's brain-computer chip, his ability to live has been greatly improved and he hopes to return to college in the future.
Arbaugh said that from Monday to Friday, he spends about four hours a day meeting with Neuralink's staff and testing the implant. In his spare time, he uses the device to read, study the Bible, and learn new languages.
He said, 'At present, I use several different resources every day to learn French and Japanese for about three hours. I also decided to re-learn mathematics from the beginning and hope to return to school one day.'
Arbaugh was paralyzed from the shoulders down in a strange diving accident in 2016 and received a brain implant from Neuralink in January this year.
The surgery of Arbaugh was initially successful, but in the following weeks, several of the 64 wires of the device (thinner than hair) failed. But now, Neuralink has fixed these problems.
With the function of the device fully restored, Arbaugh said he is eager to return to college, either to complete his degree or to switch to studying neuroscience because he may have some insights into this field at this time.
Arbaugh also said that he plans to publish his creative works, establish a charity, and hopes to build a house for his parents one day.
He said, 'In short, I have a great time and my life has improved a lot in such a short time. It's even hard to describe in words.'