Meeting 9

Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences
September 12, 2002 - September 13, 2002
Keck Center
500 5th Street, NW
Washington D.C. 20001

Agenda:

SEPTEMBER 12, 2002 KECK CENTER ROOM 201

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Closed Session

3:15 PM – 5:00 PM Open Session

3:15 Presentation of recently released reports

Attitudes, Aptitudes, and Aspirations of American Youth
Anne Mavor, study director

Mental Retardation: Eligibility for Social Security Benefits
Christine Hartel, study director

Protecting Participants in Behavioral and Social Science Research
Connie Citro, study director, CNSTAT
William Yost, Committee member

5:00 Adjourn

SEPTEMBER 13, 2002 KECK CENTER ROOM 201

All Day 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 M. Burton
Stephen J. Ceci
Eugene K. Emory
Rochel Gelman (Friday Only)
Peter Lennie (Friday Only)
Marcia C. Linn
Elissa L. Newport
Michael L. Rutter
Arnold Sameroff
John A. Swets
Richard F. Thompson
William A. Yost (Thursday Only)

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Review of minutes from meeting 8
Discussion of current projects under the Board
Report from the Board on Children, Youth, and Families
Established Board initiatives and discussion of core funding
Presentation by Board member, Elissa Newport, on "Innately Constrained
Learning: Blending Old and New Approaches to Language Acquisition"
Discussion on research vitality
Discussion on the "Decade of Behavior" initiative
Presentation of recently released reports: "Visual Impairments: Eligibility
for Social Security Benefits"; reports on terrorism from DBASSE

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

Lists of prominent scientists and NAS or IOM members in the fields of
cognitive, behavioral, and social sciences
Letter report from the Committee on Assessing the System for Protecting Human
Research Participants
Handouts on the "Decade of Behavior" initiative (www.decadeofbehavior.org)
NIH News releases: "Thomas R. Insel, M.D., Names New Director of the National
Institute of Mental Health"; "Ting-Kai, M.D., Names New Director of NIH's
Alcohol Research Institute"