Corine ASTESANO

Corine ASTESANO is an Associate Professor in the Department of Language Sciences at Université Toulouse-Jean Jaurès (UT2J), where she is affiliated with the NeuroPsychoLinguistics Laboratory (LNPL) and the CER research center. She holds a leadership role as LiCo Master Manager and is actively involved in national and international research collaborations. Her work bridges linguistics, neuroscience, and clinical applications, with a strong focus on prosody and rhythm in language.

Her research interests include:

• Prosody and experimental phonetics
• Neuropsychology of language and music
• Speech pathologies and prosodic fluency
• Neural correlates of prosody (EEG, fMRI)
• Rhythm as a supra-organizer of cognition

Her recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on the neural and perceptual processing of French prosody, particularly initial and final accent, metrical stress, and rhythm. These works span behavioral, electrophysiological (EEG, ERP), and clinical domains, often involving cross-disciplinary collaborations. Key trends include the use of rhythm in speech therapy, the interface between language and music, and prosodic processing in both healthy and pathological populations.

She actively supervises numerous PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, and leads or participates in major funded projects such as FluD4 (ANR), RUGBI, and PhonIACog. Her mentorship extends to HDR supervision and collaborative thesis co-direction across institutions including Université Paul Sabatier, EPHE-PSL, and Université de Louvain-la-Neuve.

She is a core member of the monthly Groupe de Travail sur le Rythme and the long-standing Groupe Fluence', fostering interdisciplinary dialogue on rhythm and fluency in cognition. Her research has practical implications for speech therapy, language acquisition, and the remediation of language disorders through musical and motor rhythm training.