In the article "Gaming with Your Brain? That's the Tip of the Iceberg," GW Today explores advancements in brain-computer interfaces (BCI) being developed at GW Engineering under Professor of Computer Science Xiaodong Qu. Alongside his students, Qu is researching various applications of BCI, ranging from gaming to clinical applications such as enhancing EEG technology.
Here is an excerpt from the article: "Applications of the BCI could be endless, and perhaps their most valuable quality is the speed at which they could theoretically operate. The brain’s neural network is faster than any human-created system, Qu said, with an ability to communicate complex concepts almost instantaneously. By investigating the BCI, researchers hope to link our powerful internal processor with an external network to make person-to-computer and person-to-person communication swifter and more complete. If realized, such technology could potentially both save time and enable deeper understanding—whether between professors and students, researchers and their collaborators, medical professionals and their patients or any other relationship that involves transmission of knowledge."
Read the full article on GW Today.