Our vision

The Edmond J. Safra Brain Research Center for the Study of Learning Disabilities was established at the University of Haifa in 2008 by the late Prof. Zvia Breznitz’s extraordinary vision.

The Center is a recognized leader in cutting-edge research in the areas of literacy and numeracy assessment and remedial instruction for at-risk learners. Our activities include training and instruction development in the educational field, from a practical point of view based on empirical research examining neurobiological, cognitive, affective, socio-emotional and academic foundations of school and preschool learning in the multiple languages of Israel (Hebrew, Arabic and English).

The Edmond J. Safra Center is comprised of researchers in  with a broad interdisciplinary expertise and established record of achievement which support cross-fertilization, and foster significant scientific advances and discoveries in the field Learning Disabilities