<p class="ingestion featured-caption">Elon Musk cofounded Neuralink in 2016. Now it's reportedly signing up people who are interested in an implant.NurPhoto</p><ul class="summary-list"><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/interest-neuralink-human-trial-patient-elon-musk-brain-implant-report-2023-11">Elon Musk's brain chip startup Neuralink</a> has reportedly received interest from thousands of potential patients.</li><li>The company reportedly aims to implant the device in 11 people next year.</li></ul><p>Thousands of potential patients are reportedly lining up to receive one of Neuralink's first brain chips.</p><p>The brain-computer interface startup was cofounded by <a target="_blank" rel href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-ceo-elon-musk"><u>Elon Musk</u></a> in 2016 and aims to eventually create a device that would allow people to do anything from communicate telepathically to play games using only their mind. </p><p>But first, Neuralink has said it hopes to help people with severe neurological disorders by allowing them to control devices and communicate using only their brain activity.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-neuralink-fda-approval-put-brain-implants-humans-2023-5"><u>Neuralink received approval to begin human trials</u></a> from the US Food and Drug Administration in May. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-apply-for-neuralink-human-trial-study-requirements-2023-11">Neuralink opened up applications </a>for the trial in September. </p><p>The company is looking for people with quadriplegia or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to participate in the trial. Now, thousands of people have signed up to potentially get an implant, Bloomberg <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-11-07/elon-musk-s-neuralink-brain-implant-startup-is-ready-to-start-surgery">reported</a> this week.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/neuralink-elon-musk-microchips-brains-ai-2021-2">Neuralink</a> has yet to perform the brain-implant surgery on a human. But in the meantime, here's what we know about the process, according to videos from the startup, as well as media reports.</p><p>A spokesperson for the company did not respond to a request for comment.</p>