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28 November 2006
Phonomena
is recommended by a Speech and Language therapist and audiologist at the multidisciplinary course "Auditory Processing Disorder- Current Clinical Approach" at the APD specialised clinic "
Institute of Child Health" in London. Course directors are Dr Tony Sirimanna, Great Ormond Street Hospital Specialist APD Clinic and Dr Doris Bamiou from National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
Read the program.

08-09 November 2006
Susan Greenfield
attends the
World Science Forum in New York City. This event brings the world's foremost experts and most forward-thinking business leaders to discuss how science will affect business.

01 November 2006
Susan Greenfield delivers a major lecture entitled "the Private Life of the Brain" to the business community at Queen's University in Northern Ireland. She examines descriptions of levels and types of consciousness and interpretations of the functioning of the human brain.

20 October 2006
Susan Greenfield calls on politicians and HR to keep older people in work at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's
annual conference in Harrogate. She has challenged the UK's politicians to admit that working longer is good for us. She has argued scientific evidence proves that keeping mentally active is actually good for our health.

05 October 2006
Susan Greenfield,
MindWeavers' Chief Scientist, does a presentation on the Science Policy of the Government of South Australia in a conference held by the
Institute of Welsh Affairs in Cardiff to discuss and debate a proposed Science Policy for Wales. Welsh Assembly Government is developing a policy for science to take into account the needs of educational establishments, research bodies and the wider public.

July 2006
MindWeavers receives several 
amazing experiences from cochlear implant users who have used Phonomena. These testimonials prove Phonomena can be a helpful tool for people with hearing disabilities.

10, 11, 12 May 2006
MindWeavers attends the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Conference 2006
Speech and Language Therapy, Realising the vision which took place at University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

25 April 2006
Baroness Greenfield
appears in Parliament to ask whether they plan to act on the recommendations in the report
Meeting of Minds from the Second European Citizens' Convention held in Brussels in January. She insists on the importance for teachers to have a better and further understanding of special educational needs.
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20 April 2006
Baroness Greenfield
appears in Parliament 
what account they are taking of the impact of fast-moving advances in science and technology on how young people think and learn in planning future education policy. She draws the attention to the opportunities  that come with the application of science in children's education.:"There is no doubt that with an understanding of how learning occurs, some wonderful technologies exist to help us to realize our full potential, but applying the technologies in inappropriate ways may be changing the very way in which our children think."
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18th March 2006
MindWeavers attends The Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice AGM and Study Day 2006.

March 2006
MindWeavers consulted as part of Jim Rose’s Review of Reading Report Independent review of the teaching of early reading (DfES) carried out in March 2006 as an indication of the increasing importance of the understanding of how the brain learns language and how we can use this knowledge to benefit our children.

December 2005
Mindweavers Limited merges with BrainBoost Limited, a software publishing business developing a portfolio of market leading products to exercise, sharpen and maintain cognitive abilities. BrainBoost  was founded in 2002 by Baroness Professor Susan Greenfield, a Oxford university scientist who has some 30 years experience in novel neuronal mechanisms and brain functions.

July 2005
Dave Moore discusses the research and demonstrate how Phonomena works during the conference on Auditory Processing - North West Interest Group, Chorley, Lancaster, UK on 1 July 2005 

June 2005
Dave Moore speaks at APD course on 'Management of APD - Auditory Training' in London, UK on 16-17 June 2005. 

December 2004
Dave Moore presents 'Auditory Processing Disorder, and Dyslexia' - Welsh Dyslexia Project Conference, UK

November 2004
Dave Moore gives keynote address at ADHD Conference, London, UK

October 2004
MindWeavers launches Phonomena.

Targeted toward language professionals and parents of 6-12 year old children with language-based learning difficulties.

July 2004
Re-development and re-launch of MindWeavers website for commercial launch

May 2004
Commence development of English as an Additional Language field trials programme

February 2004
Development of American English soundsets for Phonomena product

September 2003
Commence development programme of Phonomena game for commercial release

August 2003

MSE Trial results announced in MindWeavers' Press Release.

July 2003

MW commence development of English as an Additional Language (EAL) field trial programme with remote language learning partner.

June 2003

MSE trial results show Phonomena training 'PhAB' average age-equivalent increases of 2.4 years after just 4 weeks training.
When re-tested 6 weeks after training, a further 0.6 years increase. This shows Phonomena develops the learner's own resources (trains the senses) so that improvement continues after the training has been completed, not only in the listening skills that have been practised, but also in standard tests of hearing and speech.

June 2003

Phonomena first set of field trial results from SLTs announced in MindWeavers' Press Release.

May 2003

Preliminary trial results show dramatic improvements in measures of reading abilities

February 2003

Identify & recruit mainstream school for field trials

November 2002

MW engage with education sector to design mainstream school field trial program for 8-9 year-old children of normal abilities.
Using industry recognised performance measures of receptive language - the NFER Nelson 'Phonics Assessment Battery' (PhAB) test.

August 2002 

Flagship Speech and Language Therapists trials show age equivalent improvement of 1.8 years in word listening ability.
In a smaller trial in Special Schools, an age improvement of 1.2 years was found. These improvements are dramatic, and compare more than favourably with other commercial trials of language training software designed for perceptual learning. They prove the effectiveness of Phonomena Training in building listening skills that are essential for normal language.

May 2002

Field trials of Phonomena start.
Trial groups are: Speech Language Therapists, Special Schools, Mainstream Schools, English as a Second Language Schools, and Parents.

December 2001

MindWeavers recruit a panel of Speech & Language therapists.
To assist with a major field trial of a newly developed computer game for children with language difficulties.

November 2001

International meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.
Attended by many of the top neuroscientists from across the world, showed the positive influence of auditory training on brain activity. A number of presentations highlighted the amazing ability of the brain to adapt to changed circumstances and to respond to the demands of a task, even in the elderly. These results strongly endorse the MindWeavers approach of using intensive training near the 'edge of competence'.

November 2001
MindWeavers develop new prototype computer game 'Phonomena'.
Incorporating adaptive phoneme discrimination software, Phonomena is targeted at 7 - 12 year old children with language difficulties although it has been shown to be effective in older age groups as well. The game has the highly motivating look and feel of a modern, mainstream computer video game.

October 2001

MindWeavers complete extensive market research programme.
Across several sectors, including the speech & language profession and UK special needs education. Conclusions from this research will be used to direct the next phase of product development.

July 2001

MindWeavers launch market research initiative
A large market research initiative has been launched (with a newly recruited team) to understand fully the needs in the various sectors of the market and to provide focus to MindWeavers product research and development.

June 2001

MindWeavers partner with Rebellion Developments
MindWeavers have formed a partnership with Rebellion Developments, a leading computer games developer, to design and develop a new language skills improvement game. The new game will be aimed at 7 to 12 year old children with language development problems and will offer, for the first time in an educational game of this type, the look and feel of a mainstream computer game.

May 2001

MindWeavers launch major test programme
MindWeavers have launched an extensive programme of testing to research the effect of its phoneme discrimination game (Fisher Cat Olympics) on children of mixed abilities. Researchers will be running trials of the game in both mainstream and special needs schools.

December 2000
MindWeavers website nominated for IVCA Biz-Net awards
MindWeavers are amongst the five nominees in the Innovation category of the inaugural International Video Communication Association Biz-Net Awards. The awards are being presented at the Royal Society for the Arts.

September 2000

MindWeavers student wins the South-East STEP final
MindWeavers summer student Edith Oakley beat formidable competition to become 'the most enterprising student in the South East' in the Shell sponsored 'Technology Enterprise Programme'. This followed Edith's win at the regional level last month as a result of her work testing MindWeavers prototype software on schoolchildren. (Oxford Mail 14.09.00)

July 2000

MindWeavers offers prizes to play their on-line game
MindWeavers will be offering prizes to the top four players of their Fisher Cat Olympics game, available free on their website; mindweavers.co.uk. Players will also be able to follow their progress and this will add to research findings into the treatment of children with language problems.

May 2000

MindWeavers announce Anglia Multimedia deal
MindWeavers have commissioned Anglia Multimedia Ltd., a division of United News and Media, to produce their first website and prototype language training game. Anglia are leaders in both the multimedia and educational software fields.

February 2000

Incorporation of MindWeavers Ltd.
MindWeavers Ltd. have announced their incorporation. Advised by Garretts and Arthur Andersen, MindWeavers' mission is to develop and distribute sensory and motor training products based on cutting edge neuroscience research.

November 1999

Investors back MindWeavers
MindWeavers, an Oxford University spin-out company, have announced that they have closed their first round investment following commitment from a range of institutional and private investors. The company now has sufficient funds to carry it through the first stages of development.

October 1999

MindWeavers wins DTI award
The DTI today named MindWeavers as a winner of a 'Smart Award for Innovation Excellence'.
"We're delighted by this recognition of the work done by our team." commented MindWeavers founder and CTO, Dr David Moore, adding that the award would greatly benefit the development of MindWeavers' first product, a computer game designed to help language development in children.


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