The Vellore Institute of Technology and Gleneagles Hospital have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to drive research and innovation in neurosciences.

The collaboration will focus on neuroinformatics and brain imaging, AI and machine learning applications in healthcare, wearable and internet of things-based medical devices, rehabilitation and gait-assistive technologies, and augmented reality/virtual reality-based diagnostic frameworks, a release said. The outcomes are likely to support epilepsy care, neuro-oncology, neurorehabilitation, and cognitive health monitoring. The MoU was signed by Nageshwar Rao, CEO, Gleneagles Hospital Chennai, and T. Thyagarajan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, VIT University.