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ICYMI: Long Islander Creates App To Help Fight Memory Loss

Matt Giovanniello​'s idea for Frenalytics started when his grandmother suffered a stroke.

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A Rockville Centre native has created an app to help stroke and dementia patients work through their memory loss.
A Rockville Centre native has created an app to help stroke and dementia patients work through their memory loss. (Jerry Barmash/Patch)

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY — Matt Giovanniello saw his grandmother's severe illness as a way to help many more people.

As the CEO and co-founder of Frenalytics, the Rockville Centre native created a personalized web-based learning application that helps those suffering from stroke, dementia, autism and other disorders.

The idea was launched while he was in the seventh grade when his grandmother suffered a stroke.

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