Neuralink’s first brain implant patient feared device would have to be removed [Video]

The 30-year-old quadriplegic man who opted to become the first human to receive Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain implant chip called “The Link” revealed how the pioneering technology has changed his life.

Noland Arbaugh, who became paralyzed from the shoulders down after sustaining a spinal cord injury from diving into shallow water, became the first human participant in Neuralink’s clinical trial in January, eight years after his accident.

In an exclusive interview with “Good Morning America’s” Will Reeve, Arbaugh said that the device has given him the ability to have nearly full control over using a computer — using only his thoughts.

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