The women who was paralysed from 20 years become world's first female to gets Elon Musk’s Neuralink chip; can now write and draw with her mind

Audrey Crews

Audrey Crews, who has been paralysed for 20 years, has become the first woman to operate a computer using only her thoughts, thanks to a Neuralink brain implant. In a recent update shared through her X (formerly Twitter) handle @NeuraNova9, she revealed her latest breakthrough—successfully writing her name, “Audrey,” digitally using mental commands. The achievement signals a new step forward in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology.A name written by thought

In one of her recent posts, Audrey shared a photo of her laptop screen showing the name “Audrey” handwritten in digital ink, along with a red heart and colorful doodles including a face, a bird, and a slice of pizza—all drawn telepathically. She captioned it:
“Here are some more of my doodles! I’m taking requests. Lol. Imagine your pointer finger is the left click and the cursor movement is with your wrist—without physically doing it. Just a normal day using telepathy.”

Audrey Crews

The post followed an earlier viral moment where she wrote her name for the first time in 20 years. Elon Musk, who co-founded Neuralink, responded to the achievement saying, “She is controlling her computer just by thinking. Most people don’t realize this is possible.”

Inside Neuralink’s brain chip
Audrey, known as Patient 9 in Neuralink’s PRIME clinical trial, had the chip implanted last week at the University of Miami Health Center. “They drilled a hole in my skull and placed 128 threads into my motor cortex,” she wrote. “The chip is about the size of a quarter.”

The BCI reads signals from her brain’s movement center and translates them into cursor movements. Audrey explains that while the implant won’t help her walk again, it enables her to interact with digital devices in real time—purely through mental effort.

What is Neuralink?
Founded in 2016 by Elon Musk, Neuralink aims to connect the human brain directly to computers. The long-term goal is to help people with neurological conditions like paralysis regain digital independence, and potentially control prosthetics or communicate without speaking.

Audrey plans to continue sharing updates and videos as she progresses. “I’ll be home soon and we’ll post more vids explaining the process in more detail,” she noted. As the first woman to use Neuralink’s tech, her journey is just beginning.