Neuralink reports its second patient can play Counter-Strike 2 with his mind

Another patient who was implanted with a brain chip of inventor and billionaire Elon Musk's Neuralink company is able to play the computer game Counter-Strike 2 with his mind. The man lost control of his limbs after a spinal cord injury, and now uses the implant to remotely control the mouse on his laptop.

His condition was reported in a Neuralink article published on August 21. "Alex," the man who received the brain chip last month, is Neuralink's second patient.

Like the first patient, Noland Arbaugh, "Alex" uses the chip to play his favorite computer games, such as Counter-Strike 2.

Previously, the man had to use a mouth-controlled controller to do so, but the Quadstick joystick allowed him to select only one action at a time - either moving around the map or aiming.

Essentially, Alex had to switch between mouse and keyboard functions while playing a game.

Now, thanks to the Neuralink chip, he can aim by just thinking about it and move at the same time using the controller.

"Just running around is so nice because I can look in all directions and I don't have to move the Quadstick left and right," Alex told Neuralink.

Along with gaming, Alex also used the implant to develop 3D projects in CAD (computer-aided design).

In particular, he created a special mount for an electric charger for the Neuralink implant. The mount was then 3D-printed.

As previously reported, 29-year-old paralyzed Noland Arbaugh, who was the first to receive a Neuralink brain implant, faced problems after the operation. A few weeks after the successful procedure, some of the implant's "threads" moved away from the brain, which led to a loss of information. Neuralink had to pull out some electrodes and improve the interface, resulting in faster and more accurate data transmission. The man is able to play chess and other online games with his mind.

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