Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink said on Thursday it will launch a clinical study in Great Britain to test how its chips can enable patients with severe paralysis to control digital and physical tools with their thoughts.

Neuralink Corp., Elon Musk’s brain implant company, is launching a clinical trial in Great Britain to further test its device that allows people to control computers and other electronics with their brains.

British patients are to be implanted with Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip in an attempt to allow paralysed people to control a smartphone with their thoughts.