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| Bouchard, Thomas J., Jr. | 1 |
| King, Frederick A. | 1 |
| Price, Richard W. | 1 |
| Thompson, Rihard F. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBooth, William – Science, 1988
Reports on a movement conducted by social workers to decrease the infection of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome by changing human behavior through public education. Stresses that the focus is to draw attention to behavior modification. (RT)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Communicable Diseases
Peer reviewedThompson, Rihard F. – Science, 1986
Describes recent research findings in the area of neurobiology and its relationship to learning and memory. The article provides definitions of associative and nonassociative learning, identifies essential memory trace circuits of the mammalian brain, and discusses some neural mechanisms of learning. (TW)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Artificial Intelligence, Behavior, Cardiovascular System
Peer reviewedBouchard, Thomas J., Jr.; And Others – Science, 1990
Described is an ongoing study of monozygotic and dizygotic twins, separated in infancy and reared apart. Discussed are the procedures and results of this study with interpretations of the results. The effects of parenting, education, and other interventions are considered. (CW)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Biological Influences, College Science, Genetics
Peer reviewedKing, Frederick A.; And Others – Science, 1988
Provides an overview of basic and applied studies for which primates are appropriate subjects. Summarizes the advantages, limitations, and constraints of using nonhuman primates in research. (RT)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Biology, Cancer
Peer reviewedPrice, Richard W.; And Others – Science, 1988
Discusses the complicated infection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in its late stages of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) dementia complex. Explains the syndrome's development of abnormalities in cognition, motor performance, and behavior. (TW)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Behavior Change, Cognitive Structures, Disease Control


