Dossier
Dong Hui
Coverage of Dong Hui in the Nexus archive.
- The Download: China’s brain implant ambitions
China has approved the world’s first invasive brain-computer interface, the NEO implant, enabling paralyzed patient Dong Hui to write using his thoughts. The milestone accelerates China’s push for global leadership in brain implants, while other tech updates include Nvidia’s AI chip for PCs, US export restrictions on AI chips to China, and pig organ transplants in humans.
- China has approved the world’s first invasive brain-computer chip—here’s what’s next
China approved the world’s first invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) device, NEO, for patients with spinal cord injuries. The implant, developed by Neuracle Technology and Tsinghua University, enabled a paralyzed man to regain limited hand mobility after 11 months of rehabilitation.