The New York Times has an obituary for Carolyn Rovee-Collier who did research on infant memory which changed our understanding of memory processes during infancy. It is a longish article that reviews the basis for her classic experiments with infants kicking and moving an overhead mobile -- a situation that she created after watching her son in his crib in a similar set-up she had created to keep his occupied. For the NYT article see: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/23/us/carolyn-rovee-collier-who-said-babies-have-clear-memories-is-dead-at-72.html?emc=edit_th_20141023&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=389166
Just a couple of points: (1) The son who participated in original set-up is now a financial planner. He says Mom owes him royalties. ;-) (2) Perhaps I am naive but I had always assumed that the Rovee of Rovee-Collier was her maiden name but the article says her family name was actually Kent. Her first husband was David Rovee and she took his last name even after she divorced him. When she married George Collier, her last name became Rovee-Collier which I think was an odd thing to do. Perhaps there were professional reasons for doing so (i.e., she had published as Rovee and if she changed back to Kent after her divorce, she might lose some of the recognition she had achieved) but I don't know of any similar situation. Is anyone familiar with similar situations? -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=39409 or send a blank email to leave-39409-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
