The Neuroscience Center, Deerfield, Illinois

I had the pleasure of visiting The Neuroscience Center in Deerfield, Illinois last week. As a Social Worker who worked with families of children with complex mental health and developmental issues, I would have loved to have been able to have a center like this to refer people to.

The Neuroscience Center is a multi-disciplinary entity dedicated to the effective diagnosis and comprehensive treatment of Neuropsychiatric diseases. The diagnostic and treatment techniques used include EEG, Brain SPECT, genetic testing, Neurofeedback and Brain Stimulation techniques such as rTMS (repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) and tDCS (transcranial Direct Current Stimulation). The center has become a well-known resource for addressing complex cases.

Dr. Best, the center's Director, is a Neuropsychiatrist who specializes in brain disorders that affect emotional health and cognitive ability. He is also trained in providing Brain Stimulation.

Dr. Pavel, who is a member of IBREA's advisory board, is a nuclear medicine physician specializing in Brain SPECT imaging. Brain SPECT is one type of brain imaging that is particularly helpful in evaluating patients with complex conditions involving behavioral, emotional, personality, developmental and degenerative disorders. It is a non-invasive procedure that provides information about brain functioning.



The staff also include: Dr. John Hughes, Director of Neurophysiology; Dr. Cynthia Kent, Director of Neurofeedback, and Dr. Leonard Koziol, who provides Neuropsychological testing at the center.

IBREA will be working on a research project in cooperation with The Neuroscience Center to measure the effects of Brain Education training on brain functioning evaluated by Brain SPECT imaging.

For more information about The Neuroscience Center: http://www.the-neuroscience-center.net/

Brain Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education

On May 6th from 6-9 pm, IBREA Foundation presented at the "Brain Education for Enhanced Learning and Living" event held at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The event was held in celebration of a proclamation made by the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts in recognition of the contribution Brain Education programs have made to the community.

The mayor, who attended with her granddaughter, quoted from Ilchi Lee's book "Power Brain Kids": "Greatness is not limited to those who perform well on standardized tests or to those who know how to sit still at age eight" and spoke about the importance of educating the whole child and bringing out each child's potential.

Graduate students and community members participated in a Brain Education experiential session led by Regional Brain Education trainer, Erin Carter.

The participants then heard from Dr. Deni Howley, the Deputy Executive Director of the Germaine Lawrence School, a residential school for young women with behavioral and emotional issues in Arlington, Massachusetts about the results of a pilot study on the effects of Brain Education on the students and staff at her school.

This was followed by a presentation by the IBREA Foundation about the Brain Education training system and its applications, research on Brain Education, the scientific background behind Brain Education, and the activities of IBREA Foundation.

To read more about the forum:
http://www.ilchi.com/News_and_Events/View/256/Earth-Citizen-Movement/Brain-Education-for-Enhanced-Learning-at-the-Harvard-Graduate-School-of-Education/

To read more about the impact of Brain Education on the students at the Germaine Lawrence School, see:
http://www.brainwavevibration.com/news/news_view.aspx?idx=67

Celebrating Earth Day

On Earth Day, IBREA joined in a celebration with Friends of Dag Hammarskjold Park and the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) in the park outside of the United Nations.

Despite the rain, many people from the local community, along with UN staff and office workers walking through the park, learned about the impact that Brain Education can have on eliciting people's natural sense of community and caring for the Earth.

Visitors to the IBREA booth also learned about the "I Am An Earth Citizen" Project and many declared their support by signing the Earth Citizen declaration:

As an Earth Citizen:

1. I accept the unlimited responsibility for the Earth and its residents.

2. I trust in the ability of human beings to use their brains for health, happiness and peace.

3. I take actions to create a healthy Earth and a peaceful world.