MuSICA Research Notes is the newsletter of the Music & Science Information Computer Archive (formerly the Music and Brain Information Center, MBIC). Articles in the newsletter draw on the contents of MuSICA a comprehensive, updated compilation of citations and abstracts of scientific and related publications on music, including education, child development, psychology, brain sciences, clinical medicine and therapy. Access to this database is free. To receive the Instructions for New Users, send an E-mail request to: mbic@mila.ps.uci.edu. Comments and questions concerning MuSICA Research Notes are welcome and should be addressed to Dr. Norman M. Weinberger (nmweinbe@uci.edu), Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, University of California, Irvine, CA., 92697-3800. MuSICA is supported in part by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) and the University of California Irvine. The contents of MuSICA Research Notes are independent of sources of support.