Elon Musk ’s Neuralink wants to put its brain chips inside UK citizens’ heads.

The company is preparing to launch a clinical study in Great Britain, working with University College London Hospitals trust and Newcastle Hospitals, it said.

It asked for people who are living with paralysis from conditions such as motor neurone disease or a spinal cord injury to sign up to be considered to have its chips implanted in their brain.

The chips are sewn into people’s heads and allow their brain to communicate with a computer. The company says that five people with severe paralysis are already using the system to control devices with their thoughts.

Neuralink runs a website in which people can sign up for a “Patient Registry” that will allow them to be considered for trials.

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