postr/StutterSeptember 22, 2020

Will Neuralink cure stuttering?

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Will Neuralink cure stuttering? The first version of Neuralink will allow paralyzed people to control a computer or a cellphone with their thoughts and later versions should be able to restore their full-body motion. It will also allow blind people to see again, deaf people to hear and people who suffer from mutism after a stroke to speak again. See www.neuralink.com From all this, I think it's pretty reasonable to deduce that at some point in the future, Neuralink will also cure stuttering. Though the question is how soon? Elon Musk confirmed that they will be releasing new and updated versions of Neuralink on a regular basis, kind of like Apple releases a new iPhone every year. So will Neuralink 1 cure stuttering? Or will we have to wait for Neuralink 6? Nobody has an answer to these questions right now but my guess is that within 5 years, Neuralink will be so advanced that getting rid of stuttering will be as trivial as paying 2k, and spending 15 minutes in an operating room getting LASIK.

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Causes & Variability

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Neurological & Brain

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