Through Neuralink, implants can be attached to the brain where they can then be used to control video games and in the future restore the ability to walk in paralyzed individuals. This company is getting a lot of attention because it is owned by Elon Musk with his demo promising it is safe and recently testing on humans will start in six months.
But according to a Reuters report, Neuralink will be investigated by the United States Department of Agriculture for alleged animal abuse in the laboratory. Previously there were reports of a high percentage of deaths in animals used in laboratory tests. The death occurred due to an order from Elom Musk to speed up the tests being performed. Therefore the tested animals die and suffer because of the various mistakes that have been made.
A total of 1500 animals have reportedly died since Neuralink began testing in 2018. The animals used were pigs, monkeys, sheep, and rats. In addition to Neuralink, Synchron also developed an implant that reads brain waves to enable paralyzed people to control computers and type by just thinking.
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