Arbaugh: Neuralink can execute movements before user consciously decides to move
Noland Arbaugh · Neuralink's First Patient Controls Computers With His Mind — With Noland Arbaugh · Dec 18, 2024 · at 31:24
Noland Arbaugh, the first human Neuralink patient, explains how brain-computer interfaces decode neural firing patterns during attempted and imagined movement.
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“So sometimes when I want to say click or I want to move, the implant will Understand my intent and move before I even decide to move, basically.”
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