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Neuralink Corporation is an American neurotechnology company founded by Elon Musk and others, developing implantable brain–machine interfaces. The company's headquarters are in San Francisco; it was started in 2016 and was first publicly reported in March 2017. Wikipedia
Founder: Elon Musk
Founded: July 2016
Owner: Elon Musk
Number of employees: Around 100 (08/2020)
Headquarters: Pioneer Trunk Factory-C. A. Malm & Co., San Francisco, California, United States
Type of business: Privately held company
Neuralink Corporation is an American neurotechnology company founded by Elon Musk and others, developing implantable brain–machine interfaces. The company's headquarters are in San Francisco; it was started in 2016 and was first publicly reported in March 2017. Wikipedia
Founder: Elon Musk
Founded: July 2016
Owner: Elon Musk
Number of employees: Around 100 (08/2020)
Headquarters: Pioneer Trunk Factory-C. A. Malm & Co., San Francisco, California, United States
Type of business: Privately held company
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Neurons in Your BrainNeurons send and receive information. Although neurons come in many different types, they generally have three parts: a dendrite which receives a signal, a cell body called a soma which computes the signal, and an axon which sends a signal out.
Neurons Are Connected
Through SynapsesThe neurons of your brain connect to each other to send and receive signals through axon-dendrite connections called synapses.
Neurons Communicate
Through Electric SignalsAction potentials cause synapses to release neurotransmitters. These small molecules bind to receptors on dendrites, opening channels that cause current to flow across the neuron’s membrane. When a neuron receives the ‘right’ combination of spatiotemporal synaptic input, it initiates an action potential.
We Can Record Electrical
Signals in the BrainWe place electrodes near neurons in order to detect action potentials. Recording from many neurons allows us to decode the information represented by those cells. In the movement-related areas of the brain, for example, neurons represent intended movements. There are neurons in the brain that carry information about everything we see, feel, touch, or think.
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FROM NEURON TO COMPUTERThe LinkWe’re designing the first neural implant that will let you control a computer or mobile device anywhere you go.
Micron-scale threads are inserted into areas of the brain that control movement. Each thread contains many electrodes and connects them to an implant, the Link.
NEURAL IMPLANT AND ELECTRODE ARRAY
LINKSealed, implanted device that processes, stimulates, and transmits neural signals.
NEURAL THREADSEach small and flexible thread contains many electrodes for detecting neural signals.
CHARGERCompact inductive charger wirelessly connects to the implant to charge the battery from the outside.
NEW APPROACH TO NEUROSURGERYPrecision Automated
NeurosurgeryThe threads on the Link are so fine and flexible that they can’t be inserted by the human hand. Instead, we are building a robotic system that the neurosurgeon can use to reliably and efficiently insert these threads exactly where they need to be.
REGAINING INDEPENDENCEThe Neuralink AppThe Neuralink app would allow you to control your iOS device, keyboard and mouse directly with the activity of your brain, just by thinking about it.
BE IN CONTROLThe Neuralink app would guide you through exercises that teach you to control your device.
SIMULATION.
NOT FDA-APPROVED OR AVAILABLE.
BE AUTONOMOUSWith a bluetooth connection, you would control any mouse or keyboard, and experience reality — unmediated and in high fidelity.
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with the BrainTogether, these technologies create a new kind of brain interface that could help many people with neurological injury or disease. For example, the Link should give people with paralysis the power to their control computers and other devices.
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with the BrainWorking towards improving the lives of people with a broad range of patients.
REGAINING CONTROLA Direct Link Between the Brain & Everyday TechnologyThe initial goal of our technology will be to help people with paralysis to regain independence through the control of computers and mobile devices. Our devices are designed to give people the ability to communicate more easily via text or speech synthesis, to follow their curiosity on the web, or to express their creativity through photography, art, or writing apps.
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Neural EngineeringThe Link is a starting point for a new kind of brain interface. As our technology develops, we will be able to increase the channels of communication with the brain, accessing more brain areas and new kinds of neural information. This technology has the potential to treat a wide range of neurological disorders, to restore sensory and movement function, and eventually to expand how we interact with each other, with the world, and with ourselves.
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NeuralinkDeveloping neural interfaces is an interdisciplinary challenge. We are looking to hire a wide range of people with diverse engineering, scientific, and operations expertise.
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network to expand and grow.Neuralink DepartmentsDeveloping neural interfaces is an interdisciplinary challenge. We are looking to hire a wide range of people with diverse engineering, scientific, and operations expertise.
ImplantThis team is responsible for the entirety of the neural implant, from sensing the signals emanating from then neurons in your brain all the way to transmitting that data wirelessly to a smart device. Doing this in a way that’s biocompatible, lasts for many years, and can sit invisibly inside the head is no small task and requires an interdisciplinary effort from the microfabrication of electrodes, custom chip design, hermetic packaging, wireless power and data transfer, and firmware development.
No prior experience in neuroscience is necessary—we will teach you everything you need to know.
RoboticsThe robotics team is responsible for implanting the neural implant in our patients. A robot is two fold necessary for this: first, the threads are smaller than a human hair and cannot be grasped, manipulated, and accurately inserted by a human surgeon. Doing this requires micron precision for the grasp, tens of microns of precision for localizing and tracking the moving brain during insertion, and high speed in order to get hundreds of threads in quickly. Second, scaling to hundreds of thousands then millions of patients means that not only must the thread insertion be automated but also the planning and execution of the rest of the surgery. Without doing so, the supply of neurosurgeons quickly runs out.
Executing on both of these requires novel sensing, kinematics, computer vision, precision mechanical and electrical design, optics, and really everything to do with the design, control, and use of safety critical high precision mechatronics systems.
No prior experience in neuroscience is necessary—we will teach you everything you need to know.
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Our WorldNeuralink is a team of exceptionally talented people. We are creating the future of brain interfaces: building devices now that will help people with paralysis and inventing new technologies that will expand our abilities, our community, and our world.
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Understanding
the BrainA web of communication that allows you to move, think, feel and sense.
PLAY VIDEO
There Are 86 Billion
Neurons in Your BrainNeurons send and receive information. Although neurons come in many different types, they generally have three parts: a dendrite which receives a signal, a cell body called a soma which computes the signal, and an axon which sends a signal out.
Neurons Are Connected
Through SynapsesThe neurons of your brain connect to each other to send and receive signals through axon-dendrite connections called synapses.
Neurons Communicate
Through Electric SignalsAction potentials cause synapses to release neurotransmitters. These small molecules bind to receptors on dendrites, opening channels that cause current to flow across the neuron’s membrane. When a neuron receives the ‘right’ combination of spatiotemporal synaptic input, it initiates an action potential.
We Can Record Electrical
Signals in the BrainWe place electrodes near neurons in order to detect action potentials. Recording from many neurons allows us to decode the information represented by those cells. In the movement-related areas of the brain, for example, neurons represent intended movements. There are neurons in the brain that carry information about everything we see, feel, touch, or think.
Learn MoreWHY DO ELECTRODES NEED TO BE CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO THE BRAIN?
HOW DOES NEURAL STIMULATION WORK?Interfacing
with the BrainNeuralink is building a practical brain-machine interface for a wide range of applications. See how our technology will work.
APPROACH
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NeuralinkHeader Navigation
Interfacing
with the BrainInnovation pushing the boundaries of neural engineering.
FROM NEURON TO COMPUTERThe LinkWe’re designing the first neural implant that will let you control a computer or mobile device anywhere you go.
Micron-scale threads are inserted into areas of the brain that control movement. Each thread contains many electrodes and connects them to an implant, the Link.
NEURAL IMPLANT AND ELECTRODE ARRAY
LINKSealed, implanted device that processes, stimulates, and transmits neural signals.
NEURAL THREADSEach small and flexible thread contains many electrodes for detecting neural signals.
CHARGERCompact inductive charger wirelessly connects to the implant to charge the battery from the outside.
NEW APPROACH TO NEUROSURGERYPrecision Automated
NeurosurgeryThe threads on the Link are so fine and flexible that they can’t be inserted by the human hand. Instead, we are building a robotic system that the neurosurgeon can use to reliably and efficiently insert these threads exactly where they need to be.
REGAINING INDEPENDENCEThe Neuralink AppThe Neuralink app would allow you to control your iOS device, keyboard and mouse directly with the activity of your brain, just by thinking about it.
BE IN CONTROLThe Neuralink app would guide you through exercises that teach you to control your device.
SIMULATION.
NOT FDA-APPROVED OR AVAILABLE.
BE AUTONOMOUSWith a bluetooth connection, you would control any mouse or keyboard, and experience reality — unmediated and in high fidelity.
Learn MoreWHAT IS NEURALINK DEVELOPING?
WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES IN MAKING A SCALABLE BMI?
HOW DOES THE NEURALINK SYSTEM DIFFER FROM OTHER BMI DEVICES?
Engineering
with the BrainTogether, these technologies create a new kind of brain interface that could help many people with neurological injury or disease. For example, the Link should give people with paralysis the power to their control computers and other devices.
APPLICATIONS
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Engineering
with the BrainWorking towards improving the lives of people with a broad range of patients.
REGAINING CONTROLA Direct Link Between the Brain & Everyday TechnologyThe initial goal of our technology will be to help people with paralysis to regain independence through the control of computers and mobile devices. Our devices are designed to give people the ability to communicate more easily via text or speech synthesis, to follow their curiosity on the web, or to express their creativity through photography, art, or writing apps.
RECONNECTING THOUGHT TO ACTIONThe Future of
Neural EngineeringThe Link is a starting point for a new kind of brain interface. As our technology develops, we will be able to increase the channels of communication with the brain, accessing more brain areas and new kinds of neural information. This technology has the potential to treat a wide range of neurological disorders, to restore sensory and movement function, and eventually to expand how we interact with each other, with the world, and with ourselves.
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Our WorldNeuralink is a team of exceptionally talented people. We are creating the future of brain interfaces: building devices now that will help people with paralysis and inventing new technologies that will expand our abilities, our community, and our world.
Join NeuralinkDeveloping neural interfaces is an interdisciplinary challenge. We are looking to hire a wide range of people with diverse engineering, scientific, and operations expertise.
JOB BOARD
Stay UpdatedWe are a fast-paced company, continually improving on our technology. We look forward to sharing more of our progress in the future.
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NeuralinkDeveloping neural interfaces is an interdisciplinary challenge. We are looking to hire a wide range of people with diverse engineering, scientific, and operations expertise.
Help us build our neural
network to expand and grow.Neuralink DepartmentsDeveloping neural interfaces is an interdisciplinary challenge. We are looking to hire a wide range of people with diverse engineering, scientific, and operations expertise.
ImplantThis team is responsible for the entirety of the neural implant, from sensing the signals emanating from then neurons in your brain all the way to transmitting that data wirelessly to a smart device. Doing this in a way that’s biocompatible, lasts for many years, and can sit invisibly inside the head is no small task and requires an interdisciplinary effort from the microfabrication of electrodes, custom chip design, hermetic packaging, wireless power and data transfer, and firmware development.
No prior experience in neuroscience is necessary—we will teach you everything you need to know.
RoboticsThe robotics team is responsible for implanting the neural implant in our patients. A robot is two fold necessary for this: first, the threads are smaller than a human hair and cannot be grasped, manipulated, and accurately inserted by a human surgeon. Doing this requires micron precision for the grasp, tens of microns of precision for localizing and tracking the moving brain during insertion, and high speed in order to get hundreds of threads in quickly. Second, scaling to hundreds of thousands then millions of patients means that not only must the thread insertion be automated but also the planning and execution of the rest of the surgery. Without doing so, the supply of neurosurgeons quickly runs out.
Executing on both of these requires novel sensing, kinematics, computer vision, precision mechanical and electrical design, optics, and really everything to do with the design, control, and use of safety critical high precision mechatronics systems.
No prior experience in neuroscience is necessary—we will teach you everything you need to know.
Expanding
Our WorldNeuralink is a team of exceptionally talented people. We are creating the future of brain interfaces: building devices now that will help people with paralysis and inventing new technologies that will expand our abilities, our community, and our world.
ABOUT US
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