Archive · 29 Jan 2026
UK Man with Neuralink Chip Calls Experience Magical
A man named Sebastian Gomez-Pena, who can't move his body from the neck down, got a special brain chip called Neuralink.
This chip helps him control his computer just by thinking about it.
He says it feels like magic because he can move his cursor and open things without using his hands.
The chip has tiny wires that read his brain signals and send them to a computer.
Doctors hope this technology can help more people who can't move their bodies.
There are 21 people in the trial, and it's happening in a hospital in London.
The chip was put in his brain during a five-hour operation.
Sebastian can now do things like scroll through papers and switch windows just by thinking about it.
This makes him feel hopeful and more independent.
Sebastian Gomez-Pena, paralyzed from the neck down, received a Neuralink brain chip in an 8-month trial.
The chip allows him to control his laptop and navigate digital devices using his thoughts.
The implant connects to 1,024 electrodes that capture nerve signals and transmit them wirelessly to a computer.
The trial involves 21 participants worldwide with severe paralysis, aiming to restore autonomy through thought-controlled digital devices.
The technology raises questions about safety, privacy, and human-machine integration.
- Who
- Sebastian Gomez-Pena, a medical student and one of seven UK participants in the Neuralink trial
- What
- Implantation of a Neuralink brain chip to help control digital devices with thoughts
- When
- During an 8-month trial
- Where
- University College London Hospital (UCLH)
- Why
- To restore autonomy to individuals with severe paralysis and enable them to control digital devices using their thoughts
- Patient Name
- Sebastian Gomez-Pena
- Condition
- Paralysed from the neck down
- Technology Used
- Neuralink brain chip
- Electrodes
- 1,024
- Trial Location
- University College London Hospital (UCLH)
- Trial Duration
- 8 months
- Total Participants
- 21 worldwide
- Trial Name
- PRIME study