SynaptiNet exists because access to brain health technology is profoundly unequal.
Neurodivergent populations
Image:Neurodivergent by L.P. Creative Arts
4.1 million vs. 622,000
urban vs. non-urban health providers
26%, 20%
26% recommended diagnostic exams completed; 20% correct diagnosis
0%
X-ray, ultrasound, MRI, PET, CT, EEG, etc.
The neurodivergent and the people in rural areas are all underrepresented populations lacking access to high-tech neurotechnology. This feeds a deeper data problem: medical AI and neurotechnology are mostly trained on data from well-equipped urban centers, so the very communities left out of care are also left out of the datasets, trapping them in a negative feedback loop where each new “innovation” risks widening the gap.
SynaptiNet is a student-led nonprofit dedicated to break that loop by designing radically accessible neurotechnology—low-cost, portable, and cognitively inclusive—for everyone including the neurodivergent users and underrepresented communities, and by building open, representative data networks so future brain-health tools are not just more advanced, but truly built for everyone.
We study, we design, and we advocate.
