Three Cupertino High School students are attempting a daunting feat: creating and perfecting a device that can help people with epilepsy, a brain disorder that causes seizures and affects more than 60 million worldwide. 

 The Neuropod, worn behind the ear, captures signals that detect the brain’s electrical activity and any abnormalities. (Anika Mukherjee via Bay City News) 

Rising Cupertino High seniors Anika Mukherjee, Nikhil Krishnaswamy and Vishresh Deepak are cofounders of Neuropod, a device that records brain activity and predicts seizures up to 30 minutes before they happen. 

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