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Elon Musk said his Neuralink brain chip could help treat morbid obesity. Scientists say it's a long [View all]

shot – but not an impossibility.

Elon Musk believes his Neuralink brain chip could help treat morbid obesity. Experts say the billionaire's dream isn't as far-fetched as it may seem.

"I don't think it is any more implausible than other claims for the potential of neurotechnology," Professor Andrew Jackson, an expert in neural interfaces at Newcastle University, told Insider.

Musk made the suggestion in a TED interview on April 14, thereby adding "morbid obesity" to a growing list of ailments he believes Neuralink could help treat.

Experts interviewed by Insider said a commercially-available obesity-busting brain chip was a long way off but the concept was promising if backed by the right science.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-said-neuralink-brain-090700779.html

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Elon Musk said his Neuralink brain chip could help treat morbid obesity. Scientists say it's a long [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2022 OP

Now that would an awesome advancement Matthew28 Apr 2022 #1

Resistance is futile. grumpyduck Apr 2022 #2

I was thinking the same thing lol Takket Apr 2022 #20

And the Neuralink brain chip won't let you drive a Tesla into a wall dalton99a Apr 2022 #3

How many lab animals and beta-testing people is he going to kill trying to prove this? haele Apr 2022 #4

exactly moniss Apr 2022 #19

Oh, he found something that will finally make people take him seriously. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2022 #5

Would be fantastic, but might also be like shining a light up your rear. Hoyt Apr 2022 #6

Let's test it on FF45 Blue Owl Apr 2022 #7

Scientists say Musks's Neuralink brain chip could help treat his morbid stupidity. madinmaryland Apr 2022 #8

Self-driving biology bucolic_frolic Apr 2022 #9

So now he's a neuroscientist???? viva la Apr 2022 #10

He owns a company AnyFunctioningAdult Apr 2022 #14

Yes. Hope they do great things. Hoyt Apr 2022 #15

More like lining his own pockets moniss Apr 2022 #17

Beat me to it misanthrope Apr 2022 #22

Yeah, I have a neuro problem, and about the last person I'd trust my brain too-- viva la Apr 2022 #26

I suspect he is more megalomaniac than genius misanthrope Apr 2022 #28

OH, you're right! viva la Apr 2022 #38

How about curing repukes of being sociopaths? nt Javaman Apr 2022 #11

Hack the chip and give them all uncontrollable flatulence. Buns_of_Fire Apr 2022 #24

how about one to get the greedy to pay their fair share of taxes Fullduplexxx Apr 2022 #12

One of the ways people like Musk "avoid taxes" is investing money into Hoyt Apr 2022 #16

Well, now instead he's buying Twitter.... viva la Apr 2022 #39

You have a point. Of course, you can rebut anything you don't like on Twitter. Hoyt Apr 2022 #40

"It also cleans stubborn stains, but is gentle enough to bathe your newborn!" hatrack Apr 2022 #13

ROTFLMAO!! XanaDUer2 Apr 2022 #37

The same idiots who will not wear a mask Ferrets are Cool Apr 2022 #18

"It could help our Mars colonists communicate with far-off galaxies by ESP! struggle4progress Apr 2022 #21

Now that alone would be a reason to not do anything vercetti2021 Apr 2022 #23

What if canetoad Apr 2022 #25

Reminds me of that Twilight Zone episode PlanetBev Apr 2022 #27

If that billionaire brat is all for BlueIdaho Apr 2022 #29

Why am I getting Kingsman vibes from this? Initech Apr 2022 #30

Oh - nice connection! BlueIdaho Apr 2022 #33

I'm pretty sure that Samuel L. Jackson's character was modeled after Elon. Initech Apr 2022 #34

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2022 #31

Neuralink is cool technology andym Apr 2022 #32

Watch how quickly the antivaxxers and maskholes sign up in droves ecstatic Apr 2022 #35

Musk fanboys out in force today I see BannonsLiver Apr 2022 #36

Didn't all the lab monkeys die from his last brainstorm about this chip? Hekate Apr 2022 #41