Neuralink is a company founded by Elon Musk that aims to create brain-computer interfaces that can enable people to communicate with computers by thought alone.
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Neuralink’s device is around the size of a coin and designed to be implanted beneath the skull, with tiny wires reaching a short distance into the brain to read neuron activity . One of the questions that many people have about Neuralink is how it recharges.

According to Elon Musk, the device has a wireless charger that works like a smartwatch or a phone. The device can be charged overnight or during the day, depending on the user’s preference. The device also has a low-power mode that can extend its battery life.
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Another question that people may have is how big is the Neuralink device. As mentioned earlier, the device is about the size of a coin, or more precisely, 23 mm in diameter and 8 mm in thickness. The device fits into a small hole in the skull that is made by a surgical robot.
The device is then connected to 64 threads that have 1024 electrodes each, which are inserted into the brain tissue . The threads are very thin, about 4 to 6 micrometers in width, which is much smaller than a human hair.


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