2026-01-28
21 implants across four countries
PRIME study participants in the US, UK, Canada and UAE; no serious device-related adverse events reported.
Branches · BANDWIDTH
Neural interfaces
A device reads brain signals and turns them into commands: a person with paralysed hands moves a cursor or speaks words without moving.
The human-machine bandwidth is the bottleneck nobody talks about. If the machine thinks faster, the channel becomes the limit.
Status
TypeBranches
Marker
What exists today7
Researched
2026-07
26th patient
The programme moved from isolated cases to continuous enrolment.
In progress
2026
VOICE, CONVOY, Blindsight
Speech decoding, arm control and vision hold FDA breakthrough designations.
сейчас
Three different trade-offs
Neuralink implants into the cortex, Synchron threads a stent through a vein with no craniotomy, Precision lays a film on the surface. The argument is about acceptable risk, not signal quality.
препятствие
No full approval anywhere
Every programme runs under investigational status. No paralysis implant holds full regulatory approval.
Planned
в планах
From clinic to daily life
Today this is medicine for severe conditions. Mass use requires safety that justifies the risk for a healthy person.
Distant horizons
впереди
Thought as an interface
A channel wider than a keyboard — today a human passes about ten bits per second to a machine.
Branches off
To the line