Musk makes it possible!

Playing chess with a chip implanted in your brain

Medical sensation on the digital chessboard: a chip in the brain enables Noland Arbaugh to control the mouse with his thoughts.(Bild: zVg, Krone KREATIV)

Elon Musk makes it possible! The US billionaire brings the joy of playing back to a paraplegic.

It's a medical miracle that the polarizing US billionaire and visionary Elon Musk (50) can take credit for: Paraplegic Noland Arbaugh (29) can control a computer with his thoughts thanks to a brain chip from Musk.

Diving accident changed his life
The 29-year-old is the first person in the world to have the Neuralink brain chip implanted. A diving accident changed the US American's life forever eight years ago. Musk has now published a video of the chess sequence on his platform X, formerly Twitter.

In the moving images, Arbaugh can be seen saying: "See the cursor on the screen? That's all me, all brain power." He continues: "I'm so damn lucky to be a part of this! Every day feels like we're learning new things." Musk commented on his platform: "Progress is good, and the patient seems to have fully recovered, with the neural effects we know."

No general anesthesia and home the same day
The 50-year-old also announced that the chip insertion only took half an hour - without general anesthesia. The patient was able to go home the same day. Neurologists from all over the world have taken note of this sensation and are continuing their research following the event of the century.