{"id":30947,"date":"2025-09-26T07:26:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T05:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=30947"},"modified":"2025-09-26T07:26:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T05:26:30","slug":"brainco-collects-brain-data-from-elite-athletes-and-schoolchildren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/09\/brainco-collects-brain-data-from-elite-athletes-and-schoolchildren\/","title":{"rendered":"BrainCo Collects Brain Data from Elite Athletes and Schoolchildren"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An investigation is underway regarding China accessing neural data from BrainCo\u2019s focus-training headband that some top athletes use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Athletes wear this wearable headband because it helps them get in the zone. It enables them to monitor their brainwaves which could help them optimize their performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Read the article to know more about BrainCo and the rise of brain-computer interface (BCI) technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-hunterbrook wp-block-embed-hunterbrook\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"A7d6WDf0sA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hntrbrk.com\/brainco\/\">BrainCo: The \u201cHarvard\u201d Startup That Became A \u201cLittle Dragon\u201d in China \u2014\u00a0With Brain Data From U.S. Olympians and Schoolchildren<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;BrainCo: The \u201cHarvard\u201d Startup That Became A \u201cLittle Dragon\u201d in China \u2014\u00a0With Brain Data From U.S. Olympians and Schoolchildren&#8221; &#8212; HUNTERBROOK\" src=\"https:\/\/hntrbrk.com\/brainco\/embed\/#?secret=l9akAcO9Dg#?secret=A7d6WDf0sA\" data-secret=\"A7d6WDf0sA\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does \u201c<strong>brain-computer interface (BCI) technology<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201c<em>That was long before Beijing\u2019s announcement of its major\u00a0goal\u00a0this year: leading the world in <\/em><strong><em>brain-computer interface (BCI) technology<\/em><\/strong><em> by 2030.<\/em>\u201d Use the term in a sentence.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does \u201c<strong>dual-use potential<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201c<em>This <\/em><strong><em>dual-use potential<\/em><\/strong><em> is why both superpowers are racing to control it. Whoever has the most neural data and best algorithms could gain an unprecedented advantage in medicine, commerce, or warfare.\u201d<\/em> Use the term in a sentence.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does \u201c<strong>aggregated data<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201c<em>BrainCo\u2019s privacy statement explicitly saying it collects brain wave data from users and that <\/em><strong><em>aggregated data<\/em><\/strong><em> may be sent to any office worldwide or even third parties.<\/em>\u201d Use the term in a sentence.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What are the positives and negatives of BrainCo\u2019s wearable focus-training headband?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you believe BrainCo is telling the truth when they say that any brain data collected is \u201cpurged from the application at the conclusion of each use\u201d? 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