Noland Arbaugh

Technology has kept me alive since then.

In May 2024, after watching the first Neuralink patient, Noland Arbaugh, give interviews, Brad wrote on his blog what separated the two of them.

"Noland can speak and move his neck.

I can only move my eyes." His post ended with the statement, "I am ready for Neuralink.

But for Brad, it did not work as well.

well.I started with what I now call my infamous drunk mouse cursor.

Since Brad was the first ALS patient to get the Neuralink, perhaps the issue was related to the different condition.

The first two patients, Nolan Arbaugh and Alex Conley, are paralyzed as a result of spinal cord injuries.

And people who maybe have limitations, sometimes maybe for no fault of their own.

What this reminds me of is we had a guy named Noland Arbaugh on our podcast.

And Noland is the first human to have a Neuralink installed.

So he was in an accident where he's paralyzed from the neck down.