Reviews current use of computer generated films to further scientific research. (SL)

Problems of international economic competition, environmental degradation, and quality of life demand the very best form the United States research community. New information assembled by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) documents a deeply troubled mood among university researchers, even those who have been successful…

Describes an intensive search and analysis of the literature pertaining to cardiovascular disease which led the authors to conclude that a generous portion of the nation's biomedical research dollars should be directed toward basic research. (MLH)

Considers the definition of learning as usefully applied to lower animals in instances of trained food-aversion behavior as a viable instance of associative learning. (SL)

Discusses competing grant applications both new and renewal, including those for traditional grants (research projects initiated and conducted by individual investigators) and those for program project grants which support multidisciplinary efforts of a relatively large group of investigators. (Author/DS)

Analysis of event-related potentials associated with detected targets in a vigilance task showed that a negative component (N2) covaried in latency with reaction time. These results support the hypothesis that N2 reflects a decision process which controls behavioral responses in sensory discrimination tasks. (BB)

Discussed is the question of whether "heavy" neutrinos really do exist based on the evidence supplied by four research groups. The implications of its existence on the disciplines of particle physics, astrophsyics, and cosmology are discussed. Background information on the different types of neutrinos is provided. (KR)

Reports that left-handed subjects, particularly those with mixed hand preference, significantly out performed right-handed subjects in a pitch recognition task. (SL)

This is a discussion of the process by which new research ideas are developed, receive clinical trials, and become new therapeutic or diagnostic tools. (BB)

Reports the use of Methylphenidate (Ritalin) as a treatment for hyperkinetic children shows a peak enhancement of learning at a dose of 0.3 milligrams per hilogram of body weight and a peak enhancement of behavior at a dose of 1.0 milligrams per kilogram. (SL)

Presents arguments in favor of continued medical research even though there appear to be social and/or ethical consequences involved in the research. (SL)

Discusses security problems associated with the open publication of research relating to "unsolvable" codes. (SL)

Recently medium-sized computers have begun to play an important role in scientific research involving small groups of investigators, especially in the health sciences. Discusses computer applications in some of the projects at the National Institutes of Health, and applications in the fields of medicine and mental health. (JR)

Presents the pressures within the University of Michigan that lead to the separation of a research center that had been conducting classified military research, (see SE 506 558). Examines the consequences for the university, including likely future relationships with the federal government. (AL)

Discussed is the way in which a limited number of astronomy research initiatives were chosen and prioritized based on a consensus of members from the Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee. A list of recommended equipment initiatives and estimated costs is provided. (KR)