Thomas A. W. Bolton
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Thomas A. W. Bolton is a neuroscientist whose research lies at the intersection of computational neuroscience, brain network dynamics, and clinical psychiatry. His work focuses on understanding how the brain’s large-scale network transitions relate to perception, cognition, and psychiatric symptoms. Bolton is best known for his pioneering study on robotically-induced presence hallucinations, which demonstrated that subtle, robot-triggered sensorimotor conflicts can induce the feeling that someone is nearby—a phenomenon common in Parkinson’s disease. This work, cited over 10 times, sheds light on the neural mechanisms underlying hallucination and has implications for early detection of psychosis in neurodegenerative disorders. Bolton’s broader contributions include developing methods to analyze dynamic functional connectivity and brain state transitions, advancing our understanding of how network flexibility relates to mental health. His research has been published in leading journals and has influenced both computational modeling and clinical neuroscience. With a growing citation record, Bolton is recognized for bridging experimental robotics and network neuroscience to explore the fragile boundaries of perception.
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