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For decades, neuroscience in India largely remained within hospitals, universities and research laboratories. The brain was difficult to measure, harder to treat and even harder to translate into a scalable technology product. That equation is beginning to change. A new generation of Indian neurotechnology startups has started moving brain science out of the laboratory and into wearables, AI-powered diagnostics, neuromodulation systems and neurorehabilitation platforms.

This development is significant because India is facing a particularly large neurological-health challenge. Neurological disorders are no longer limited to older adults or a small section of the population. Across India, doctors are...