Bernasconi, Fosco http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7835-6598
Blondiaux, Eva
Rognini, Giulio
Dhanis, Herberto http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9003-3655
Jenni, Laurent
Potheegadoo, Jevita
Hara, Masayuki http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1684-1483
Blanke, Olaf http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9745-3983
Funding for this research was provided by:
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
Article History
Received: 29 September 2021
Accepted: 16 June 2022
First Online: 12 September 2022
Competing interests
: O.B., G.R. and M.H. are inventors on patent US 10,286,555 B2 held by the Swiss Federal Institute (EPFL) that covers the robot-controlled induction of the feeling of a presence (presence hallucination). O.B. and G.R. are inventors on patent US 10,349,899 B2 held by the Swiss Federal Institute (EPFL) that covers a robotic system for the prediction of hallucinations for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. O.B. and G.R. are co-founders and shareholders of Metaphysiks Engineering SA, a company that develops immersive technologies, including applications of the robotic induction of presence hallucinations that are not related to the diagnosis, prognosis or treatment of Parkinson’s disease. O.B. is a member of the board and shareholder of Mindmaze SA.