Elon Musk’s medical technology company Neuralink has placed its brain implant in a human for the first time. The patient is recovering well after the procedure on Sunday, the tech billionaire wrote on his online platform X on Monday. “Initial results show promising neuron spike detection,” Musk posted. The implant from Neuralink is designed to enable people to operate a smartphone with their thoughts – as well as other technology. In May, Neuralink was authorized to use the flat and round implant in a clinical trial with humans, after it had previously been tested on monkeys. The implant has 1…