Leighton Hinkley

Leighton Hinkley, PhD is a Specialist and Associate Specialist in Radiology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. He holds a postdoctoral degree from UCSF's Graduate Division. His research focuses on neurophysiology, functional connectivity, and brain disorders including schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, and tinnitus. Using advanced techniques like magnetoencephalography (MEG) and MRI, he investigates sensory processing, speech sensorimotor adaptation, and neural dynamics in neurological conditions. Key areas of study include language lateralization, auditory feedback processing, and the neural basis of cognitive impairments. Recent work explores sensory prediction errors in speech production and the role of striatal networks in tinnitus modulation. His findings contribute to understanding brain plasticity, network abnormalities in neurodegenerative diseases, and potential therapeutic targets.