Participants required: Brain and swallowing research
Can imagining a swallow activate the brain - just like actual swallowing?
You can participate in this research. The HOPE Foundation for Research on Ageing supports this current research lead by HOPE Scholar, Melissa Phillips (University of Canterbury).
Are you over 18? then read on ...
Why This Research Matters
Swallowing difficulties are common after stroke and neurological disease and can seriously impact health and quality of life.
Research shows that imagining movements can activate the brain in similar ways to physical movement — a technique used by athletes for over a century and increasingly studied in rehabilitation.
Imagined swallowing has not been studied enough
Your participation will help fill a critical evidence gap and support the development of safe, accessible, low‑risk rehabilitation approaches that could one day be used at home.
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