A medical committee has accused the company founded by Neuralink Elon Muskof practicing animal cruelty, and specifically of ‘sacrificing’ at least twelve ‘young and previously healthy’ monkeys, as a direct result of problems with the brain implant developed by the company.

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) has obtained public documents showing this The monkeys Neuralink used to test the latest developments were euthanized after suffering several complications, including bloody diarrhea, partial paralysis and cerebral edema. accusation that founder Elon Musk denies.

On Wednesday, the NGO sent the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a letter detailing the allegations.

In the long document, PCRM details What was the death of some of these macaques like, including that of a male monkey that was euthanized in March 2020 after the skull implant became loose, leading to an infection.

Another case was that of “animal number 15”, another monkey that, according to the data obtained by the PCRM for its complaint, began pressing its head against the ground for no apparent reason. days after receiving the implant, and his condition only worsened from there until the staff finally performed surgery euthanasia in the macaque.

For his part, Musk said earlier this month that “no monkeys have died as a result of a Neuralink implant.”

however, the specialized medium Wired, who was the first to see the documents that PCRM obtained and was able to report the news, was able to speak with a former employee – who remained anonymous – who pointed out that what Musk indicated was not true.

On Tuesday, Neuralink has announced it is starting human trials for people with quadriplegia. (JO)