Recallify at the National Head Injury Conference: Harnessing AI for Neurorehabilitation
Last week, our co-founder and Chief Clinical Officer, Dr Sarah Rudebeck, had the privilege of presenting Recallify at the National Head Injury Conference (HIID Scotland 2025). Recallify is is an AI companion for memory, learning and tasks. The talk explored how AI-driven technology can help people living with neurological conditions overcome everyday cognitive challenges and improve quality of life.
The Challenge: Memory, Learning, and Daily Life
One in six UK residents, around 11 million people, live with at least one neurological condition. Together, these conditions cost the UK an estimated £96 billion annually, equivalent to 4.3% of GDP. Beyond the numbers, the impact on daily life is profound.
During the talk, Dr Rudebeck shared stories from young people and families facing the consequences of acquired brain injury, stroke, epilepsy, and other conditions:
- “I don’t want to be treated differently. I don’t want someone sitting with me all the time writing things down for me.” – Teenager with chronic epilepsy
- “I can’t keep his memory book up to date. There must be something more technological we could use.” – Mother of a teenager after AVM bleed
- “I’m not going to be able to pass my GCSEs since my stroke. I can’t keep up with lessons and remember them.” – Teenager with ABI
These voices highlight how memory problems affect education, independence, and mental health, not just for patients, but also for families and carers.
Recallify: an AI companion for memory, learning & tasks
Recallify was created to bridge this gap. It combines established rehabilitation strategies with the power of AI to make everyday support more accessible and effective.
Some of the features demonstrated at the conference include:
- Live transcription & import: Capture voice, audio, or video in real time, with AI-generated summaries and categorisation.
- Smart reminders: Turn notes into calendar-linked reminders with a single tap.
- Personalised quizzes: Use AI-generated memory quizzes and spaced repetition to strengthen recall.
- Voice recall: Retrieve information contextually, using natural voice prompts.
For many people, this means Recallify can serve as more than a neurorehabilitation tool. It can also be used in everyday life like a memory app for remembering details, a concentration app to stay on task, or even a learning/study app to help with revision. Unlike typical brain training apps, which lack research evidence, Recallify focuses on real-world material you capture—your notes, conversations, and reminders, making it a genuine cognitive support app that adapts to your needs. In practice, this can help with both productivity and focus, much like a focus app, but built with clinical foundations in memory science.
Building the Evidence
The presentation also outlined our next steps:
- User & clinician interviews – working directly with patients and health professionals to refine the app.
- Testing across conditions – extending beyond brain injury to MS, childhood brain tumours, and Parkinson’s disease.
- Regulatory compliance – progressing through NHS Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC).
Research & trials – running acceptability and feasibility studies to evaluate Recallify as a neurorehabilitation tool in both adults and children.
Our Mission
ur goal is simple but ambitious:
To design a neurorehabilitation app that enables people with chronic neurological conditions to use AI to support their cognitive needs, improving quality of life and independence.
We are proud to be building Recallify in partnership with patients, clinicians, and researchers. As Dr Rudebeck emphasised in her talk, this is not just about technology, it is about dignity, independence, and giving people back control of their daily lives.
Find out more and try Recallify today: recallify.ai
