Vol.18 The Non-Sci-Fi Story of Brain-Computer Interfaces: From Top-Tier Hospitals to Home Bedrooms, How Many Steps to Rebuild Prefrontal Order? | A Conversation with Ximing Wang of Kongshan Ci

In this episode, we dive into a buzzword of 2026: "brain-computer interfaces" — and a problem that affects everyone yet has long been underestimated: the invisible burden on our brains.

Emotion, cognition, sleep — these intangible functions are becoming increasingly prevalent sources of distress in modern life. Depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, cognitive decline — these aren't just medical terminology. They manifest in people's work, daily routines, disease recovery, and intimate relationships.

Yet for the longest time, these problems have resisted systematic solutions: the brain is too complex for precise treatment; therapeutic courses tend to stretch on endlessly, resisting scalable delivery. Beyond pharmaceuticals and psychotherapy, can technology intervene in new ways? Why can physical energy modulate the brain? Does brain-computer interface have to mean "craniotomy" and "implanted electrodes"? When neuroscience, medical engineering, AI, simulation, hardware, and clinical validation converge, what transformation might await the treatment of psychiatric and cognitive disorders?

In this episode of Attent!on, we welcome Ximing Wang, co-founder of Kongshan Ci Technology — an early-stage portfolio company of the Yunqi–Shanghai Jiao Tong University AI Fund — to discuss how they're exploring next-generation solutions for depression, sleep disorders, and cognitive problems through brain-computer interaction and neuromodulation.

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