TechNeuralink lets Vancouver man with ALS control a computer with his mind

Former Vancouver police officer Lee Marten, diagnosed with ALS in 2025, became one of the first Canadians—and the 26th person worldwide—to receive Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain implant. The device enables him to control a computer with his brain. Marten and his wife, Lisa, discuss what the technology has meant for their family as his illness progresses.