Sara Stampacchia
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Sara Stampacchia is a leading neuroscientist whose research focuses on the intersection of neurodegenerative disease, cognitive decline, and the subtle perceptual disturbances that precede psychosis in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Her major contributions center on characterizing minor hallucinations—particularly presence hallucinations—as early markers of disease progression and cognitive disconnection. In her highly cited 2025 study, Stampacchia demonstrated that the emergence of these non-veridical perceptions correlates with fronto-temporal network disconnection, offering a neural signature for the transition from minor to structured visual hallucinations. This work, already garnering 2 citations shortly after publication, has reshaped clinical understanding of PD psychosis as a progressive, network-based phenomenon rather than a late-stage symptom. Beyond this, her research integrates advanced neuroimaging with longitudinal clinical data, providing a framework for early intervention. Stampacchia’s findings are pivotal for both clinicians tracking disease trajectories and researchers exploring the neural basis of perception and reality monitoring. Her work stands as a cornerstone for future studies on hallucination pathophysiology and cognitive resilience in Parkinson’s disease.
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