A neural implant comprising spider silk, especially a neural implant consisting of natural spider silk fibres. In particular, the present invention makes available spider silk for use for the production of a pharmaceutical composition whose medical indication is defects in nerves that are to be bridged. Thread-like spider silk is arranged essentially in an axial direction within a sheathing formed of spider silk threads. The sheathing can be knitted, woven, laced or braided of spider silk threads.
