Meeting 3

Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences
August 10, 1998 - August 11, 1998
National Academy of Sciences Building
2100 C St. NW
Washington D.C.

Agenda:

AUGUST 10, 1998 NAS BOARD ROOM

12:30-1:45 p.m. Presentation:

Cognitive Neuroscience Issues to Consider when
Developing or Interpreting Assessments
of Competencies
Dr. Adele Diamond, Director for
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

1:45-2:00 p.m. Break

2:00-3:45 p.m. Presentation:

Future Research Direction for Behavioral &
Social Science Research at the National Institutes
of Health

3:45-4:00 p.m. Break

4:00-5:15 p.m. Board Members' Updates:

Human Capital Initiative - Marcia Linn
Behavioral Sciences Summit - Richard Thompson
Memory Proposal - Stephen Ceci

5:00-5:30 p.m. Concluding Remarks:

Anne Petersen

5:30 PM Adjourn

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1998 NAS Room 180

9:00-9:15 a.m. Welcome & Meeting Overview

9:15-10:15 a.m. Topic:

Future Research Directions for Behavioral,
Cognitive, and Neuroscience Research on Aging

10:15-10:30 a.m. Break

10:30-11:30 a.m. Topic:

Research and Project Study Needs to Guide Disability
Determination

11:30-12:30 p.m. Topic:

Acoustical Requirements for Children's Learning

12:30-12:45 p.m. Break

12:45-2:00 p.m. Working lunch

2:00-3:00 p.m. Report Back on Board Work Groups

3:00-3:45 p.m. Woodruff Proposal

3:45-4:00 p.m. Break

4:00-5:30 p.m. Closed Session

Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:

Anne Petersen (Chair)
Linda Burton
Stephen Ceci
Eugene Emory
Julian
Hochberg
Anthony Jackson
Peter Lennie
Marcia Linn
Elissa Newport
Charles
Plott
Michael Rutter
Arnold Sameroff
Edward E. Smith
Larry Squire
John A.
Swets
Esther Thelen
Richard F. Thompson
William A.Yost

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

1) Steps being taken to secure core funding for the Board.

2) Topics and participants for possible projects presented in open sessions.
3) The annual bias discussion to update NAS records on members? Professional
activities and any potential conflicts of interest with respect to Board
activities.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None.