Neuralink’s first clinical trial was a man from Arizona [Video]

ARIZONA, USA — An Arizona man from Yuma is at the forefront of one of the most high-profile and controversial advances in technology: a Neuralink brain chip.

Elon Musk recently announced that the first human implant from his computer-brain interface company was a success, but the recipient’s identity and health had been a closely guarded secret. Until now.

On Wednesday, Neuralink posted a video on X revealing that former Texas A&M University athlete Noland Arbaugh was the first-ever human trial patient.

Arbaugh, 29, was paralyzed in a “freak diving accident” in 2016 that dislocated parts of his spine. He has no sensation below his shoulders after the accident and has no use of his limbs.

But now, Arbaugh has a new option. A surgical operation implanted a small chip in Arbaugh’s brain, and he’s already adept at using it.

The nine-minute …