“Clinical trial begins to implant small device in brain” Musk’s company. Technology that directly connects the brain and computer is called a "brain-computer interface," and research is progressing at universities and companies with the aim of enabling people with physical disabilities to operate computers just by thinking.
It is being used to treat patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), an incurable disease in which muscles throughout the body gradually become unable to move. Recruitment of participants was underway.