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Elon Musk's brain tech startup Neuralink has closed a $650 million funding round, the company announced on Monday.

Neuralink，埃隆·马斯克旗下的脑机技术初创公司，于周一宣布完成了6.5亿美元的融资。

ARK Invest, Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and other firms participated in the round, according to a release. Neuralink said the fresh capital will help the company bring its technology to more patients and develop new devices that 'deepen the connection between biological and .

根据一份声明，ARK Invest、Founders Fund、红杉资本、Thrive Capital、光速创投和其他公司参与了这一轮融资。Neuralink表示，新的资金将有助于公司将其技术带给更多患者，并开发“加深生物与...之间联系”的新设备。

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Neuralink is building a brain-computer interface, or a BCI, which is a system that translates brain signals into commands for external technologies.

Neuralink正在构建一个脑机接口（BCI），这是一个将脑信号转化为外部技术指令的系统。

The company's first system, called Telepathy, involves 64 'threads' that are inserted directly into the brain. The threads are thinner than a human hair and record neural signals through 1,024 electrodes, according to Neuralink's

公司首个系统名为“心灵感应”，包含64根直接插入大脑的“线程”。据Neuralink称，这些线程比人类头发还细，并通过1024个电极记录神经信号。

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The initial aim of the technology is to help patients with severe paralysis restore some independence. As of Monday, five patients have been implanted with Neuralink's technology, and are able to 'control digital and physical devices with their thoughts,' the release said.

该技术的最初目的是帮助严重瘫痪患者恢复部分独立性。声明称，截至周一，已有五名患者植入了Neuralink的技术，能够“用意念控制数字和物理设备”。

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Neuralink is currently carrying out four separate clinical trials around its Telepathy system.

Neuralink目前正在围绕其“心灵感应”系统进行四项独立的临床试验。

BCIs have been studied in academia for decades, and several other companies including

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Paradromics on Monday announced it successfully implanted its BCI in a human for the first time.

周一，Paradromics 宣布其脑机接口 (BCI) 首次成功植入人体。

It's not exactly clear what devices Neuralink will look to develop next, but Musk has for years espoused grand ambitions for the brain tech startup. He has even claimed that he would be willing to get an implant himself.

目前尚不清楚 Neuralink 将寻求开发哪些设备，但多年来，马斯克一直对这家脑机技术初创公司抱有远大的雄心。他甚至声称自己愿意接受植入物。

One of the capabilities Musk has repeatedly highlighted is the ability to restore vision to blind patients.

马斯克一再强调的能力之一是让盲人患者恢复视力。

Neuralink received a 'Breakthrough Device' designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a device called Blindsight. This designation is granted to medical devices that have the potential to provide improved treatment for debilitating or life-threatening conditions.

Neuralink 的一款名为 Blindsight 的设备获得了美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）的“突破性设备”认定。该认定授予那些有潜力为衰弱或危及生命的疾病提供更佳治疗的医疗设备。

In a post on his social media platform X in September, Musk said Blindsight will enable even those who have lost both eyes and their optic nerve to see.

马斯克在九月于他的社交媒体平台 X 上发布的一篇帖子中表示，Blindsight 将使即使失去双眼和视神经的人也能看见。

Neuralink still has a long road ahead before it can commercialize these technologies.

Neuralink要将这些技术商业化，还有很长的路要走。

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Neuralink shares video of patient playing chess using signals from brain implant

Neuralink分享了患者利用大脑植入物信号下棋的视频

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Neuralink shares video of patient playing chess using signals from brain implant

Neuralink分享了一段患者利用大脑植入物信号下棋的视频。

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