Project Assignment under Independent Contractor Services Agreement between Scientific Learning Corporation and Dr. Paula Tallal (2012)

Summary

This agreement is between Scientific Learning Corporation and Dr. Paula Tallal. Dr. Tallal will provide consulting services related to customer relationships and research planning, including public speaking, assisting with private providers, and supporting relationships with the scientific community. The services will be performed as mutually scheduled from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2012. Dr. Tallal will be paid $1,500 per day and reimbursed for reasonable business expenses. The agreement is governed by the terms of a prior Independent Contractor Services Agreement.

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Exhibit 10.17

PROJECT ASSIGNMENT

This Project Assignment is issued under the Independent Contractor Services Agreement (“Original Agreement”) dated April 17, 2003, between Scientific Learning Corporation of Oakland, California (“SLc”) and Dr. Paula Tallal of New York, New York (“Contractor”).

Services to be performed:

Consulting services related to SLc’s customer relationships and research planning, specifically:

(1)

public speaking to the education community and to the speech and language professional community;

(2)

assisting with SLc’s relationship with private providers of Fast ForWord products; and

(3)

assisting with the relationship between the scientific community and SLc.

Services will be performed on a schedule mutually agreed upon by SLc and Contractor.

Time Period during which Services will be performed:

The term of this contract will begin January 1, 2012 and end December 31, 2012, subject to termination as provided in Section 6a of the Agreement.

Fees for Services:

Fee will be based on the schedule below:

Fee will be a rate per day of $1,500.

Expenses:

SLc will reimburse Contractor for reasonable business expenses incurred in connection with providing services requested by SLc, in accordance with SLc’s regular business expense reimbursement policies.

Note: This Project Assignment is governed by the terms of an Independent Contractor Services Agreement in effect between SLc and Contractor. Any item in this Project Assignment which is inconsistent with that Agreement is invalid.

Signed:	/s/ Andy Myers	/s/ Paula Tallal
	For Client Hiring Manager	For Contractor

Dated:	2/24/2012	2/24/2012