Musk's implant works. Patient played games next day.

The take: Neuralink's first UK brain implant worked quickly. Paul was controlling a computer cursor with his thoughts the day after surgery.

What happened: UCLH neurosurgeons Harith Akram and William Muirhead implanted Neuralink's N1 device into Paul, a motor neuron disease patient paralyzed from the neck down.

Using the company's R1 surgical robot to thread over 1,000 electrodes into his motor cortex at University College London Hospitals.

Why it matters: This marks Neuralink's first trial outside North America and demonstrates that brain-computer interfaces can expand internationally.

13 patients now have active implants with 15,000 cumulative hours of use as of 27 October 2025, while competitors complete multi-year approval processes.

What to watch: The GB-PRIME study will enroll up to seven UK participants who can't walk or manually control devices.

[Report] UCL announces first UK patient success, published 27 October 2025.

Paul was able to move a computer cursor using only his thoughts on the day following surgery and returned home from the hospital.

Now working with Neuralink engineers to explore using the implant to play his favorite video game, Dawn of War.

Paul's playing video games with his brain while ethicists are still writing papers about whether we should let him.

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