Neuralink patient
9
Audrey Crews
Vidalia, Louisiana
SCI
PRIME
Patient
#
9
Implant date
July 2025
Condition
SCI
Study
PRIME
Hospital
University of Miami Health
Miami, Florida, USA
* Likely, but not yet confirmed by Neuralink, the patient, or the trial site.
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About
Audrey Crews
Audrey Crews is Neuralink patient 9 and the first woman in the world to receive a Neuralink implant. She is from Vidalia, Louisiana, and was paralyzed in a car accident. She received her implant at University of Miami Health in July 2025 as part of the PRIME study. She uses it to make digital art and is raising money to open NeuraArt Studio.
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