This startup is quietly outpacing Neuralink in the brain-computer race

This startup is quietly outpacing Neuralink in the brain-computer race.

Synchron may not have the name recognition of Elon Musk’s neurotechnology company, but it’s making fast gains.

This technology was once thought to be the work of science fiction.

But it’s now fast becoming a reality.

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The brain-computer race is heating up – and Neuralink is facing competition

A lot has been written about the developments that Neuralink has been credited with.

It’s a brain implant that has been put in human brains since the start of 2024.

With Neuralink, these chips can send signals to the brain, which then turn said signals into vision.

Neuralink chips are designed to detect neuron spikes and help them operate when they can’t do so on their own.

The chip has been credited with helping a paralyzed woman write her name for the first time in 20 years.

Musk has even claimed that the technology would allow the average person to outperform programmers.

And the company is constantly working on new ideas, including devices that could restore sight and speech.

But what about Synchron?

The medical company has been making progress of its own – including getting someone to use an iPad solely through thought control.

“This is the first time the world has seen native, thought-driven control of an Apple device in action,” Dr. Tom Oxley, CEO and Founder of Synchron, said in a statement.

“[It] is a technical breakthrough, and a glimpse into the future of human-computer interaction, where cognitive input becomes a mainstream mode of control.”

Back in 2022, the company demonstrated partial iPad control, in allowing a patient to send single word texts through the iPad.

What sets the two companies apart?

On an episode of the Wired podcast, Uncanny Valley, journalist Emily Mullin offered her insight on why Synchron’s model was standing out.

The main thing setting Synchron apart was that it was a ‘relatively non-invasive implant’ threaded through the jugular vein, and didn’t require open-brain surgery.

“One of the company’s founders is a cardiologist, and that’s what inspired this interesting design,” Mullin said.

Neuralink is being developed for more futuristic goals, one might say – cognitive enhancement and human-AI merging.

A company founded by Elon Musk has broad ambitions?

Color us surprised.

Of course, the technology of Brain-Computer Implants is still in its infancy, but it’ll be exciting to see how it develops in the years to come.

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