A new script: Neuralink helps woman write her name after two decades

Wonders can happen anytime, anywhere; you can’t predict them.

Audrey Crews, a paralysed woman, writes her name after 20 years for the first time, thanks to Elon Musk’s brain chip, "Neuralink."

“She is controlling her computer just by thinking.” Musk reacts as Audrey Crews stuns the world with her Neuralink debut.

Paralysed woman writes for the first-time in 20 years 

Audrey Crews, who lost movement at age 16, is the first woman in the world to receive the implant.

Crews, a participant in Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain-computer interface (BCI) trial, stunned the internet by controlling her computer with thought.

Audrey Crews shared a photo of her name scribbled on a laptop screen with a heartbreaking note on X (formerly Twitter), marking the first time in 20 years she was able to write. She wrote, “I tried writing my name for the first time in 20 years. I’m working on it. Lol #Neuralink.”

The post went viral within no time and, so far, has amassed over two million views, along with a direct reply from Elon Musk.

What Audrey Crews says about her surgery

In a follow-up post, Crews explained how the chip works. “It was brain surgery, they drilled a hole in my skull and placed 128 threads into my motor cortex,” she wrote. “The chip is about the size of a quarter.”

Audrey clarified that the device doesn’t restore physical mobility. “I also want to clarify this implant will not allow me to walk again or regain movement. It’s strictly for telepathy only.”

She ended her update with on an exciting note: “We are still in Miami, but I’ll be home soon, and we’ll post more vids explaining the proses in more detail. I am the first woman in the world to do this.”

How Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) works?

Neuralink’s technology is centered on a chip, known as the N1 Implant or “The Link,” which is placed inside the skull and connects to the brain's motor cortex via ultra-thin threads.

These threads contain electrodes that pick up neural signals-electrical activity generated when a person thinks about movement or actions.

The signals are wirelessly transmitted to an external device, such as a computer, where they are decoded by algorithms into actions, thus allowing the user to control the device without any physical movement.

According to Neuralink, the system is fully implantable, cosmetically invisible, and includes a small battery that can be charged wirelessly.

Now, Audrey Crews is excited to share more health updates once she returns home from Miami, and netizens are eager to hear about the brain chip implant story.

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