Overseas media: Breakthrough in China's brain-computer interface technology, successful trial use by amputee patients
China has become the second country in the world to advance invasive brain-computer interface technology to human clinical trials.
A 37-year-old man lost his limbs a decade ago due to a high-voltage electric accident and underwent the trial in March this year. Researchers implanted a coin-sized device and electrodes in his brain. Weeks later, the patient was able to control the cursor of electronic devices, play chess games, video games, and perform computer operations at nearly normal levels.
The research team plans to conduct small-scale trials for paralyzed or ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) patients in 2025 and expand to 40 patients in 2026. The trial is jointly conducted by the Center of Excellence for Brain Science and Intelligence Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University in Shanghai, and industry partners.
Previously, only Neuralink, founded by Elon Musk, achieved similar surgeries.
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