ELON Musk's brain chip start-up could begin inserting technology into people's minds later this year.
The implants built by California-based Neuralink will one day allow those with physical disabilities to control a computer with their thoughts.
The company released a video last week of a brain-chipped monkey apparently playing video games with its mind.
Similar technology could make its way to human test subjects by the end of the year if the start-up meets a previous prediction from Musk.
The billionaire Tesla boss tweeted in February: "Neuralink is working super hard to ensure implant safety & is in close communication with the FDA.
"If things go well, we might be able to do initial human trials later this year."
Founded in 2016, Neuralink is developing implantable brain chips that are inserted into regions of the mind that control movement.
The company says the technology will one day help people with paralysis to control smartphones and computers with their brain activity.
Eventually, Neuralink wants to provide implants that boost intelligence and potentially cure neurological diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
The aim is to create a full brain interface within 25 years.
Neuralink says it has already plugged its chips into the grey matter of rats and pigs, and now a nine-year-old monkey has gone under the knife.
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