The first person implanted with a brain chip by Neuralink appears to have made a full recovery, and is now able to control a computer mouse using only the power of their thoughts, the startup’s founder has announced Elon Musk.

“Progress is good and the patient appears to have fully recovered, without the side effects we are aware of. The patient is able to move a mouse on the screen just by thinking,” Musk said at the Spaces event on the X social networking platform.

According to Musk, Neuralink is now trying to extract as many mouse button clicks from the patient as possible.

The company successfully implanted a chip in the first human last month after receiving approval for a human trial in September.

The experiment uses a robot to surgically place a brain-computer interface implant in an area of ​​the brain that controls movement intention, Neuralink explained, adding that the initial goal is to enable a human to control a computer cursor on the screen or a keyboard using his thoughts.

Musk has big ambitions for Neuralink, saying it will facilitate the rapid surgical insertion of chip devices to treat conditions such as obesity, autism, depression and schizophrenia.

Neuralink, whose value last year was about $5 billion, has faced repeated calls for control about its security protocols. Reuters reported last month that the company was fined for violating US Department of Transportation rules on the handling of hazardous materials.