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First Woman to Use Neuralink Writes Name With Her Mind

Designated P9 in the PRIME study, she manipulated an on-screen cursor via 128 brain-embedded threads to digitally sign her name after two decades of paralysis

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(Image Credit: Audrey Crews)
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Overview

  • Audrey Crews, paralyzed since a 2005 car crash, became the first woman to mentally write her name in 20 years using Neuralink’s brain-computer interface.
  • She received her implant at University of Miami Health Center earlier this month under FDA-approved PRIME study protocols.
  • Crews showcased further abilities by drawing, scrolling and typing on a virtual keyboard through thought-driven commands.
  • Neuralink conducted its first pair of implants in a single weekend for participants P8 and P9, marking an accelerated phase in its human trials.
  • While enabling digital communication, the Link device still does not restore physical movement and Neuralink is recruiting more paralyzed participants to refine its system.