Bliss Chapman

So he was actually immediately after the surgery, like an hour after the surgery, as he was waking up, we did turn on the device, make sure that we are recording neural signals. And we actually did have a couple signals that we noticed that he can actually modulate. And what I mean by modulate is that he can think about crunching his fist. And you could see the spike disappear and appear.

And that's awesome. And that was immediate, right? Immediate after in the recovery room.

And that's awesome. And that was immediate, right? Immediate after in the recovery room.

And that's awesome. And that was immediate, right? Immediate after in the recovery room.

Obviously, there have been other, as you mentioned, pioneers that have participated in these groundbreaking BCI investigational early feasibility studies. So we're obviously standing on the shoulders of the giants here. We're not the first ones to actually put electrodes in the human brain. I mean, just leading up to the surgery, I definitely could not sleep.

Obviously, there have been other, as you mentioned, pioneers that have participated in these groundbreaking BCI investigational early feasibility studies. So we're obviously standing on the shoulders of the giants here. We're not the first ones to actually put electrodes in the human brain. I mean, just leading up to the surgery, I definitely could not sleep.

Obviously, there have been other, as you mentioned, pioneers that have participated in these groundbreaking BCI investigational early feasibility studies. So we're obviously standing on the shoulders of the giants here. We're not the first ones to actually put electrodes in the human brain. I mean, just leading up to the surgery, I definitely could not sleep.

It's the first time that you're working in a completely new environment. We had a lot of confidence based on our benchtop testing or preclinical R&D studies that we the mechanism, the threads, the insertion, all that stuff is very safe and that it's obviously ready for doing this in a human, but there's still a lot of unknown, unknown about can the needle actually insert?

It's the first time that you're working in a completely new environment. We had a lot of confidence based on our benchtop testing or preclinical R&D studies that we the mechanism, the threads, the insertion, all that stuff is very safe and that it's obviously ready for doing this in a human, but there's still a lot of unknown, unknown about can the needle actually insert?

It's the first time that you're working in a completely new environment. We had a lot of confidence based on our benchtop testing or preclinical R&D studies that we the mechanism, the threads, the insertion, all that stuff is very safe and that it's obviously ready for doing this in a human, but there's still a lot of unknown, unknown about can the needle actually insert?

I mean, we brought something like 40 needles just in case they break. And we ended up using only one. But I mean, that was a level of just complete unknown, right? Because it's a very, very different environment. And I mean, that's why we do clinical trial in the first place to be able to test these things out.

I mean, we brought something like 40 needles just in case they break. And we ended up using only one. But I mean, that was a level of just complete unknown, right? Because it's a very, very different environment. And I mean, that's why we do clinical trial in the first place to be able to test these things out.

I mean, we brought something like 40 needles just in case they break. And we ended up using only one. But I mean, that was a level of just complete unknown, right? Because it's a very, very different environment. And I mean, that's why we do clinical trial in the first place to be able to test these things out.

So extreme nervousness and just many, many sleepless night leading up to the surgery and definitely the day before the surgery. And it was an early morning surgery. Like we started at seven in the morning. And by the time it was around 10.30, everything was done. But I mean, first time seeing that, well, number one, just huge relief that this thing is doing what it's supposed to do.

So extreme nervousness and just many, many sleepless night leading up to the surgery and definitely the day before the surgery. And it was an early morning surgery. Like we started at seven in the morning. And by the time it was around 10.30, everything was done. But I mean, first time seeing that, well, number one, just huge relief that this thing is doing what it's supposed to do.

So extreme nervousness and just many, many sleepless night leading up to the surgery and definitely the day before the surgery. And it was an early morning surgery. Like we started at seven in the morning. And by the time it was around 10.30, everything was done. But I mean, first time seeing that, well, number one, just huge relief that this thing is doing what it's supposed to do.

And two, I mean, just immense amount of gratitude for Nolan and his family. And then many others that have applied and that we've spoken to and will speak to are true pioneers in every war. And, you know, I sort of call them the neural astronauts or neural knot. Yeah. Um, you know, these amazing, just like in the sixties, right? Like these, these amazing just pioneers, right.

And two, I mean, just immense amount of gratitude for Nolan and his family. And then many others that have applied and that we've spoken to and will speak to are true pioneers in every war. And, you know, I sort of call them the neural astronauts or neural knot. Yeah. Um, you know, these amazing, just like in the sixties, right? Like these, these amazing just pioneers, right.

And two, I mean, just immense amount of gratitude for Nolan and his family. And then many others that have applied and that we've spoken to and will speak to are true pioneers in every war. And, you know, I sort of call them the neural astronauts or neural knot. Yeah. Um, you know, these amazing, just like in the sixties, right? Like these, these amazing just pioneers, right.

Um, exploring the unknown outwards in this case is inward. Um, but an incredible amount of gratitude for them to, uh, you know, just, just participate and, and play a part. Um, and, and it's a, it's a journey that we're embarking on together. Um, but also like, I think it was just, uh, that was a very, very important milestone, but our work was just starting.