Jevita Potheegadoo
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About
Jevita Potheegadoo is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of neuroscience and robotics, whose work has fundamentally advanced our understanding of hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Her key research areas include sensorimotor processing, bodily self-consciousness, and the development of digital-robotic markers for neuropsychiatric symptoms. Potheegadoo’s major contribution is the design of innovative robotics-based approaches—such as the "Cogno-Vest" torso-worn force display and sensorimotor conflict paradigms—that enable the controlled induction and real-time assessment of presence hallucinations (PHs). Her 2021 study on robot-induced hallucinations in PD (51 citations) demonstrated that these phenomena depend on altered fronto-temporal network processing, a finding that has reshaped clinical perspectives on hallucination mechanisms. Her work has been cited over 120 times, reflecting its high impact. Notably, she has pioneered the use of numerosity estimation of virtual humans as a digital-robotic marker for hallucinations, and has explored real-time fMRI neurofeedback to modulate hallucinatory experiences. Potheegadoo’s research not only provides objective, bias-free assessment tools for hallucinations—a symptom linked to dementia and mortality—but also opens new therapeutic avenues, making her a leading figure in translational neuroscience.
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- 9Digital-robotic markers for hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease3 citations · 2023
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