I implanted Paradromics' first long-term brain chip in a patient. I began my career as an electrical engineer.

• 04/24/2026, 4:15 AM
• businessinsider.com

Carrie Pitzer/Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Matthew Willsey, a neurosurgeon who specializes in brain-computer interfaces. It has been edited for length and clarity.