Dimitri Van De Ville
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, University of Geneva
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About
Dimitri Van De Ville is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of neuroscience, neurorehabilitation, and neurotechnology. His work primarily focuses on understanding and modulating altered states of perception, particularly hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease (PD), and developing innovative therapeutic interventions for severe brain injuries and stroke. Van De Ville’s major contributions include a groundbreaking robotics-based approach that can reliably induce presence hallucinations (PHs) in PD patients—a phenomenon where individuals feel a presence despite no one being there. This work, published in 2021 and cited 51 times, revealed that these hallucinations stem from altered sensorimotor processing in the fronto-temporal network. He further extended this research by demonstrating that robotically-induced hallucinations trigger subtle changes in brain network transitions, offering new insights into the neural mechanisms of psychosis. In a 2024 study (5 citations), he showed that real-time fMRI neurofeedback can modulate induced hallucinations and their underlying brain mechanisms, opening new avenues for non-pharmacological treatment. Van De Ville also explored early mobilization in severe brain injury patients (52 citations), challenging traditional bed rest protocols. His work bridges cutting-edge robotics, functional neuroimaging, and clinical rehabilitation, making him a leading figure in translational neuroscience.
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