University of Michigan Health opens dedicated BCI clinic — among first in the nation
Summary
University of Michigan Health opened a dedicated Brain-Computer Interface clinic in 2025, making it one of the first academic medical centers in the United States to establish a standalone clinical service for BCI evaluation, implantation, and management. The clinic offers evaluation for Neuralink PRIME trial eligibility, Synchron SWITCH trial participation, and academic BrainGate protocols for patients with ALS, spinal cord injury, and other severe motor impairments.
Why it matters
Dedicated hospital BCI clinics are the infrastructure signal that implantable BCIs are transitioning from experimental research to standard clinical service. Michigan Medicine's clinic creates the subspecialty infrastructure — trained neurologists, neurosurgeons, and rehabilitation specialists — that will be needed as BCI devices move toward FDA clearance and broader deployment.
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