Swallow This: A Neuroscientific Take on Swallowing Disorders with Corinne Jones, PhD, CCC-SLP

Get ready to dive into the inner workings of swallowing on the latest episode of Neurocareers: Doing the Impossible! Our guest, Corinne Jones, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a speech and language pathologist and neurotechnology expert who is making a big splash in the field of swallowing disorders. As the head of the Swallowing Modulation Lab at The University of Texas at Austin, she is working to improve our understanding of motor control of swallowing, objective assessment techniques, and therapeutic methods for treating dysphagia in neurodegenerative diseases. Whether you're a neuroscience enthusiast or just looking to learn more about this intriguing topic, this episode is sure to be a feast for the mind. So grab a drink (but not too quickly!) and join us as we explore the brain and swallow with Dr. Jones.

About the podcast guest:

Corinne Jones, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a speech and language pathologist specializing in swallowing disorders and highly knowledgeable in the neuroscience and neurotechnologies behind these topics. She is the head of the Swallowing Modulation Lab at The University of Texas at Austin, where she is working to improve our understanding of motor control of swallowing, objective assessment techniques, and therapeutic methods for treating dysphagia in neurodegenerative diseases like multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.

You can learn more about Corinne and her work by visiting her faculty bio page at https://slhs.utexas.edu/faculty/corinne-jones or by checking out her research spotlight published by UT at https://moody.utexas.edu/news/research-spotlight-corinne-jones.

You can also watch her TEDx talk at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrKckwirsFA or her Dance Your PhD entry at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er6hjdlh6oY.

You can contact Corinne directly via email at corinne.jones@austin.utexas.edu.

About the podcast host:

The Neurocareers podcast is brought to you by The Institute of Neuroapproaches (https://www.neuroapproaches.org/) and its founder, Milena Korostenskaja, Ph.D. (Dr. K), a neuroscience educator, research consultant, and career coach for students and recent graduates in neuroscience and neurotechnologies. As a professional coach with a background in the field, Dr. K understands the unique challenges and opportunities facing students in this field and can provide personalized coaching and support to help you succeed.

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