Vancouver Police sergeant becomes first Canadian ALS patient to receive Neuralink brain implant

A Vancouver police sergeant has become the first Canadian ALS patient to receive the Neuralink brain implant, as well as the first to undergo a new neurosurgery technique to insert the device. The news: On May 20, police sergeant Lee Marten underwent an experimental surgery at the University Health Network’s Toronto Western Hospital, becoming the first Canadian ALS patient to receive a Neuralink brain implant, according to a post by the Vancouver Police Department’s Chief Constable Steve Rai on