Dr. Kirti Ranchod is a neurologist, founder of Memorability, co-founder and chair of the African Brain Health Network, and Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health. Dr. Kirti founded Memorability to make brain health tools accessible, practical, and effective and offers courses, masterclasses, customized solutions, and consulting. Her approach combines neuroscience and brain skills training to optimize brain performance and potentially reduce the risk of certain illnesses. She has conducted numerous workshops and talks to support brain health.
Her work has been featured on TEDx Johannesburg Brain Health Matters (Connecting Cultural Wealth with Better Brain Health), 702, the Daily Maverick and Business Day. Publications include Sleep and Brain Health, Chronic Stress: Neuroscience and practical coping strategies, Dementia in Africa, and 7 Steps for Igniting the Brain Capital Industrial Strategy.
Her work includes the value of our cultural capital to support brain health and she has an interest in the field of neuroaesthetics. Kirti hosts a regular mental wellness walkabout @Origins Centre Wits. Topics have included music, art, mindfulness, ecosystems for health, nature, understanding dementia, silence, nutrition, improving brain performance, grief & healing, and more. She also hosts the Brain Health Perspectives series of webinars in partnership with the University of Witwatersrand. She has co-organized, with the Atlantic Institute, a Brain Health Perspectives convening in Johannesburg that centred Pan-African voices in the global vision to support brain health.