Noland Arbaugh

Noland Arbaugh
Arbaugh in 2025
Born1993 or 1994 (age 31–32)
Yuma, Arizona, U.S.
Known forFirst human recipient of a Neuralink brain-computer interface implant

Noland Arbaugh (born 1993 or 1994) is an American man with tetraplegia who in January 2024 became the first human recipient of Neuralink's investigational brain-computer interface implant as part of the company's clinical trial.

After a spinal cord injury left him paralyzed below the shoulders, he gained public attention for using the device to regain some independence in using a computer, including controlling a cursor and playing online chess with his thoughts.

Arbaugh was the first recipient of a Neuralink implant, but not the first person to receive an implanted brain-computer interface.

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