Researcher Dr. George Spirou said an understanding of how brains are developed will allow them to detect abnormalities, and even treat brain damage.TAMPA, Fla. — Researchers at USF in Tampa are using virtual reality to study brain activity, specifically how brains are developed. It's work they hope will have an impact on the health of future generations.
"When I press down on that trigger, now I've grabbed the data and I can turn it and look at it from any perspective," Spirou explained. "I can move around inside of the data and really zoom in and explore these structures in their 3-D environment," Spirou said."There are speakers that go into the ears because in the software I can meet other people around the same data and we can talk to each other.
He believes a greater understanding of a healthy brain, captured through their research, could one day be the key to detecting abnormalities in the brain and even reversing brain damage.