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[-] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 218 points 1 year ago

I find the wording weird: The neuralink's threads have retracted from the brain.
The threads can't move or disconnect on their own. Neither can brain cells. All that can be measured is a loss of connection.

The far more reasonable explanation is that the brain cells at the connection point have died.

[-] nyan@lemmy.cafe 68 points 1 year ago

I seem to recall that scarring around the electrodes, which eventually causes them to stop functioning, is a known failure mode of older experiments along similar lines. It's one of the reasons I didn't hold out much hope for this iteration.

I just hope the patient doesn't take any long-term damage from the implant.

[-] mjhelto@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If the moneys are anything to go on, that dude's in for an extremely painful death.

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