The Infant Research Lab at Brown University

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When visiting the infant lab this is what you can expect:

 

Once you have talked to a member of the team and scheduled your appointment, you will be sent directions in the mail or through e-mail.

We'll give you a call the day before your scheduled appointment to confirm the visit and make sure you have directions and your parking pass.

When arriving at Brown, you should plan to park in the lab's designated parking area. Pull into lot #44 off of Brooke St. Show the parking attendant the pass.

When walking to the lab you're basically following the path you just drove in by.

  • Take a right out of parking lot .
  • At the corner take a left, crossing Brooke St. (the street you just pulled in from)
  • Walk 1 block along Waterman St. (Subway Sandwich will be across the street from you.)
  • At next corner, continue straight across Thayer St . Our building will now be on your left.
  • Take a left at that corner to walk along the front of the building.
  • Enter the building through the door on your right. There's a ramp & a sign for our lab.
  • Follow the signs inside to the Infant Lab.
  • ("CAUTION TO STROLLERS")
  • At the flight of stairs feel free to park your stroller against the wall.
  • Continue to follow the signs to the lab.
  • You'll see a purple door with a sign saying Metcalf Infant Research Lab. If you need assistance you can call from the yellow campus phone next to the outside door.
  • Just dial 3-2377.

Once you get to the lab you'll be greeted by the experimenter or student lab assistant. Take a moment to orient yourself and get comfortable. You'll be given a consent form to sign before the study begins.

*click here to view consent form*

Please read it over and if you have any questions just ask. We'll be happy to answer them! Most of our studies take between 5 and 15 minutes to complete. Your baby stays with you at all times! The baby sits on your lap in one of our 3 procedure rooms. The experimenter can be in contact with you during the session through the parent headphones you'll be wearing. Your baby will be experiencing various auditory and visual stimuli. We will be paying close attention to your infant's looking time and direction.

Click on the above image to view a short movie about the Infant Lab

*video created and produced by Megan Blossom*

When the study is over, we may or may not perform a voluntary hearing screening with your baby. There may or may not be a short word list for you to complete. When all this is finished you select a gift for your baby and the visit's over!

Most visits take aproximately 1/2 an hour in total time. We hope you enjoy your visit to the lab!

Without parent volunteers like you we wouldn't be able to get our job done!

 

Thank you, on behalf of all of us at Brown University's Metcalf Infant Research Lab!