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Paul Krack is a leading figure in movement disorder neurology, whose research has fundamentally reshaped our understanding of Parkinson’s disease (PD) beyond its motor symptoms. His key contributions lie at the intersection of deep brain stimulation (DBS), neuropsychiatry, and sensorimotor integration. Dr. Krack is internationally renowned for pioneering work on the non-motor and psychiatric complications of PD and DBS therapy, including impulse control disorders and dopamine dysregulation syndrome. A hallmark of his recent work is the innovative use of robotics to probe the neural basis of hallucinations. His highly cited 2021 study (51 citations) introduced a groundbreaking robotics-based approach to induce presence hallucinations in PD patients, revealing that these disturbing symptoms depend on altered sensorimotor processing within the fronto-temporal network. This work provides a critical mechanistic link between motor and psychotic symptoms. With a career spanning decades and thousands of citations, Dr. Krack has authored seminal papers on subthalamic nucleus DBS and its long-term effects. His research has profoundly impacted clinical practice, establishing new standards for managing the complex neuropsychiatric landscape of Parkinson’s disease and paving the way for targeted, circuit-based therapies.