Jane A. Freeman Promoted to Executive Vice President of Scientific Learning Corp.

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scientific Learning Corp. (NASDAQ: SCIL), makers of the Fast ForWord® educational software that accelerates learning by developing the student brain to process more efficiently, today announced that Senior Vice President and CFO Jane A. Freeman will be promoted to Executive Vice President.

“Jane has been a key member of our senior management team and a major contributor to the success of our dynamic business”

Ms. Freeman joined Scientific Learning as Vice president, Finance and Treasurer in August 1999 and was named Chief Financial Officer in Jan. 2000. Prior to joining Scientific Learning, she spent 20 years in the investment industry. From 1988 through 1998 she was employed by Rockefeller & Co., a global investment firm, where she led the global asset allocation process, managed the U.S. Small Cap equity product and served on the firm’s Management Committee. Prior to that, she was employed by Scudder, Stevens and Clark. She is director of four mutual funds managed by Harding Loevner, LLP and chairs the Audit Committee.

In this new position, Ms. Freeman will continue to have responsibility for accounting, finance, information technology, business systems, and investor relations. In addition, she will assume responsibility for mergers and acquisitions along with leading the strategic and operational planning for the corporation. She will continue to report directly to Robert Bowen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

“Jane has been a key member of our senior management team and a major contributor to the success of our dynamic business,” said Bowen. “This promotion and her increased responsibilities place Jane in a position to extend her impact on our growing business.”

Ms. Freeman holds a Bachelor's degree in mathematics and chemistry and an M.B.A. (with distinction) from Cornell University. She also holds a License in Applied Economics from the University of Louvain in Belgium.

About Scientific Learning Corp.

Scientific Learning creates educational software that accelerates learning by improving the processing efficiency of the brain. The patented Fast ForWord® family of products provides struggling readers with computer-delivered interventions and intensive exercises that build the cognitive skills required to read and learn effectively. Based on more than 30 years of neuroscience and cognitive research, the Fast ForWord products apply patented technology and validated neuroscience principles of brain plasticity to help children, adolescents, and adults improve processing efficiency and achieve enduring gains. The efficacy of the products and the science behind them has been established by more than 550 research studies and publications. For more information, visit www.scientificlearning.com and www.brainconnection.com, or call toll-free 888-452-7323.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbor created by the federal securities laws. Such statements include, among others, statements relating to the Company’s future prospects. Such statements are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results may differ materially as a result of many factors, including but not limited to: general economic conditions; the extent of acceptance and purchase of the Company's products by target customers; competition; availability of funding to purchase the Company's products and generally available to schools; the extent to which the Company's marketing, sales and implementation strategies are successful; the Company's ability to continue to demonstrate the efficacy of its products, which depends on how the programs are administered, the demography of participants and other factors; the Company's ability to recruit and retain key personnel; and other risks detailed in the Company's SEC reports, including but not limited to the Report on Form 10Q (Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors), filed November 7, 2007.