Neuralink 'Participant 1' says his life has changed

My son has cerebral palsy, doesn't talk and has poor motor skills. I certainly hope this technology progresses.

Unfortunately, it'll be a while until this kind of interface is usable for that.

Neuralink is currently running trials on quadriplegia - with people who have their motor cortex intact, but their spinal cords damaged. Cerebral palsy often involves damage to motor cortex. So wiring the implants into it might be of limited use. No one knows if it'll work, or how well.

Targeting premotor cortex? It's extremely promising, but no one knows how to do that yet. In medicine, that means "years, if not decades, of research and development", sadly.

I can’t imagine how frustrating it is to watch the tech move slowly from afar when you have the issue at home.