18 months after becoming the first human implanted with Elon Musk’s brain chip, Neuralink ‘Participant 1’ Noland Arbaugh says his whole life has changed

business • 8/23/2025

Noland Arbaugh, who lost movement and sensation below his shoulders in 2016, became P1 at Neuralink in 2024 and it’s opened up a host of opportunities for him.

It was February 2024 when Noland Arbaugh, the first person to get Elon Musk’s experimental brain chip, rolled across the stage in a wheelchair during a Neuralink “all hands” meeting, revealing his identity for the first time. The room, filled with Ne... [14589 chars]