# Brad (Neuralink participant)
**Entity class:** Technology, method, or technical system
**Type:** Person
**Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]]
**Primary source:** [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]]
## Definition
Brad is identified in the source as a Neuralink participant and the first participant with ALS in the trial described there.
## Relationships
[[wiki/Brad (Neuralink participant)|Brad]] is related to [[wiki/Neuralink|Neuralink]], [[wiki/N1 Link|N1 Link]], and [[wiki/Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis|amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]].
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## Source route
[[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] · [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]]
## Related Work in the Corpus
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- In [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]], **Neuralink: Operational Clinical Program and Regulatory Trajectory** provides the narrative context for **Brad (Neuralink participant)**: As of late 2025, Neuralink Corporation has transitioned from speculative R&D to an operational clinical program with regulator-visible outcomes.
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