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1/6 Here's my quick take on last night's #neuralink announcement...
2/6 There are obviously massive challenges with the whole thing: many of the neuro people I talk to are (of course) extremely skeptical, and lots of the stuff they showed isn't necessarily novel... though laypeople's minds are blown 🧠🤯
3/6 BUT I do feel like the whole field needed a shot in the arm, and that's what someone like @elonmusk can bring: big vision, big money, big recruiting power, and a new way of thinking about a giant problem.
4/6 He has recruited pretty much the best/weirdest/smartest people to work on a problem without a clear financial return, and that's why it could be a bridge between all the academic stuff you see at SfN and clinical use / commercialization.
5/6 I don't really see how this could be a bad thing. I think the team will be adequately cautious & not do anything stupid re FDA / patients. The med device companies are too slow/not interested because they have to think about patient populations / reimbursement / shareholders
6/6 At first blush, the science does seem to hold up, though there is a huge amount of work to be done. Let's see what comes next.
