Mumbai, India, Mar 24: Ivory, a neuroscience-backed brain health platform, recently hosted Cogniverse 2026, a first-of-its-kind forum focused on preventive brain health and early detection in India. Held in Mumbai, the event brought together over 150 Clinicians and healthcare Leaders, including neurologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, neuropsychologists, and geriatricians, to discuss the growing need to address cognitive decline earlier and more proactively.
Designed as a clinician-first platform, Cogniverse aimed to bring together different medical perspectives and encourage a more practical, early approach to brain health, moving beyond treatment at later stages.
Built around the idea of shifting from reactive care to preventive brain health, the forum explored how regular screening, everyday lifestyle changes, and more structured clinical approaches can play a role in maintaining cognitive health over time.
The event featured a series of expert-led sessions and panel discussions. Key discussions included the impact of lifestyle risk factors – such as social isolation, high blood pressure, and diabetes – on cognitive decline, and the rising phenomenon of “entertainment deafness” caused by prolonged earbud use. Across conversations, experts highlighted the importance of making brain health easier to understand, track, and act on.
The keynote address was delivered by Dr Ratnavalli Ellajosyula, MD, DM, FAAN, Senior Consultant Neurologist and specialist in Cognitive Neurology, on “New Era of Dementia: Global Science, Local Reality”, where she highlighted the necessity of bridging the gap between global neurological advancements and specific diagnostic challenges faced in the Indian context. She emphasised that while dementia is a global crisis, local reality requires decentralised screening and early intervention models that are accessible to the aging population in India. Dr Ellajosyula is an internationally recognised expert in dementia and a pioneer in the field, having started one of India’s first memory clinics in 1998. She heads the multidisciplinary cognitive neurology clinic (CNC) at Manipal Hospitals and Annasawmy Mudaliar Hospital, Bangalore and Neurocare clinic, Mysuru.
The forum also saw participation from Dr Sanjay Arora, Dr Anoop Amarnath, Dr Sid Warrier, Dr Prakhar Jain, Jwala Narayanan, and Dr Sumiti Saharan, among others.
Cogniverse 2026 spotlighted the “Brain as the Master Clock of Longevity,” demonstrating how AI-driven early detection combined with neuroplasticity can extend the human healthspan. The forum was hosted in collaboration with Dementia India Alliance, Metropolis, Agappe Diagnostics, The Wisdom Club, and The Warrier Clinic.
Dr Sumiti Saharan, Chief Scientific Officer, Ivory, said, “India is at a critical point when it comes to brain health. A large part of cognitive decline goes unnoticed until it begins to impact daily life, which limits the effectiveness of interventions. What we need is a stronger focus on early risk identification, along with clearer, standardised approaches that clinicians can adopt in everyday practice. Preventive brain health requires consistent, science-backed frameworks that can be scaled across the healthcare system. Therefore, Cogniverse plays a crucial role in bringing clinicians together to build more structured, science-backed approaches that can be applied in everyday healthcare.”
Issac M. John, Co-Founder & CEO, Ivory, added, “This day was two and a half years in the making for us. India is ready for this conversation because of strong tailwinds in the detection of Alzheimer’s disease-modifying therapies, and clear evidence that multi-modal lifestyle interventions have a tremendous impact on our healthspan. Our partnerships with several scaled players in the healthcare ecosystem also show that India is now ready to move from advocacy to active application.”
With a packed room, the event saw participation from healthcare professionals from a wide range of specialisations, including diagnostic chains, preventive health clinics, mental health collectives and community healthcare professionals.
