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Thousands of people have expressed interest in participating in the FDA trial for Neuralink, Bloomberg reported.
  • Elon Musk claimed on X that Neuralink's first human patient received their brain implant.
  • The neurotechnology company received FDA approval to begin human trials last year.
  • Musk said the patient is "recovering well," and early results "show promising neuron spike detection."

Elon Musk on Monday claimed in a post on X that a Neuralink brain implant has, for the first time, been inserted into a human patient's brain.