Musk: Neuralink aims to reroute brain signals to let paralyzed people walk within years
elonmusk · x · 2026-10-30
Elon Musk says that within a few years, signals from the brain's motor and sensory areas could be shunted to the limbs, enabling paralyzed people to regain use of their hands and walk again. It's a forward-looking statement about Neuralink's direction, with no concrete timeline or clinical data attached.
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