BrainWare Safari Presentation Slated for Johns Hopkins University 5th Annual Neuro-Education Summit

CHICAGO - April 26, 2013 - PRLog -- CHICAGO, IL (April 26, 2013) – Learning Enhancement Corporation (LEC) announced that Betsy Hill, the company’s president and COO, and Dr. Sara Sawtelle, director of scientific affairs, will make a presentation on Computerized Cognitive Skills Training on May 2, 2013, at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education Neuro-Education Initiative Summit, in Baltimore MD.  The topic for this year’s summit, the 5th annual, is “Executive Function: Approaches to Research and Intervention for School-Aged Children.”  

The summit is being held in conjunction with the Learning and the Brain Conference in Arlington Virginia, where Ms. Hill and Dr. Sawtelle will also be presenting on May 4 on “Integrating Executive Functions with the Cognitive Processes Critical for Learning.”

The presentation on Computerized Cognitive Skills Training will review the research on BrainWare Safari, a cognitive skills development program delivered in a video-game format, focusing on the development of critical executive functions including selective, sustained and flexible attention, verbal and visual working memory, planning, pacing, initiating and inhibiting.   BrainWare Safari has been shown to have a significant impact on students’ executive function and other cognitive processes in students with specific learning disabilities, normally developing students and gifted students.

“As the interest in brain training grows, we see a plethora of approaches, from simple games to keep our brains active to programs with solid research demonstrating a measurable impact on cognitive performance,” said Roger Stark, LEC’s CEO. “Few programs have the kind of solid research support that would qualify them to be included in such a prestigious university forum as an effective intervention for students.  We are honored that BrainWare Safari was selected for this presentation.”

About Learning Enhancement Corporation

Learning Enhancement Corporation has developed a software platform for learning that combines the latest neuroscience with motivating video-game technology. Its flagship product, BrainWare Safari, develops 41 cognitive skills in a comprehensive, integrated and engaging way. BrainWare Safari was named one of the Top 100 Products of 2011 by District Administration Magazine, and has earned an impressive array of awards including the Software and Information Industry CODiE Award as Best Education Game or Simulation; a Parents’ Choice Award, a Teachers’ Choice for the Family Award; the Academics’ Choice Mindspring Award; a Mom’s Choice Award; a Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers and the Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal of Approval. LEC won the EdNET Rookie of the Year Award in 2006, honoring the most promising venture with the greatest potential to be a significant player in the education industry in the coming years. For further information, visit www.MyBrainWare.com or call 877-BRAIN-10 (877-272-4610).