Ah, to live in a university town. This week I got a call from the University of Texas Infant Cognition Laboratory asking if Ro might be willing to participate in a study on infant perception. This, of course, tapped right into my scientist side (always looking for data – archaeology isn’t called a social “science” for nothing) so I decided to go for it. We set up an appointment and went in yesterday (unusually cold and rainy for Texas). Basically, they were looking at 7-month old’s ability to perceive images that have been altered to look more like line drawings, with minimal color. So, we went into a darkened room, sat in front of a computer screen, and looked at pictures for a few minutes. All in all, very painless.

For this, Ro got a cool bib:

Also check out this pic:

http://picasaweb.google.com/dpapas665/AuroraPics#5318053662191355410