Contact TCNL

You may have heard about devices and methods developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison or Wicab, Inc. intended to help persons with balance, vision, and other neurological impairments. TCNL, which is a laboratory in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, has developed and is actively developing a number of technologies intended to help persons with sensory impairments as well as other neurological impairments such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury, and stroke.

Technologies for balance and vision impairments are becoming commercially available through our commercial partner Wicab, Inc., under the BrainPort trademark. Many more technologies are still in the experimental stage at TCNL. TCNL and Wicab, Inc. are separate organizations. Please address your inquiry depending on your needs and interests as described below.

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If you are a patient with a balance or vision impairment, you may wish to contact Wicab, Inc. concerning the BrainPort™ Balance Device or BrainPort™ Vision Device. TCNL staff cannot prescribe or arrange for purchase of BrainPort™ devices.

If you are a patient with a health concern other than vision or balance, please watch our patient & volunteer subject page for further information about possible participation in experimental research aimed at treating symptoms of several neurological conditions, including those causing movement disorders.

If you are interested in making a donation to help support TCNL research, please see our support page. TCNL is a self-supporting lab, dependent on grants and donations for operation.

If you are a health care provider interested in recommending the BrainPort™ devices to your patients, please contact Wicab, Inc. directly. If you are interested in research inquiries, please contact TCNL staff.

If you are a student interested in thesis research or independent study in TCNL, please see our student page.

Employment opportunities (student and staff) will be listed on our employment page. Please do not send unsolicited inquires concerning employment; TCNL resources are limited.

Media inquiries (television-radio-film) should be directed to:
Lisa Brunette, Director of Media Relations
School of Medicine and Public Health
Unviersity of Wisconsin-Madison
635 Science Drive Madison, WI 53711-1074
608-263-5830
lbrunette@uwhealth.org