Do you have twins? Then we would love for you to be part of our Twin Registry! Email: [email protected]
Phone: (850) 645-0514
We are part of a larger group of researchers through the Center for Developmental Science at FSU who maintain a family registry, a list of names of families interested in participating in research. Please check out the page and join the family registry if you are interested!
The Center for Developmental Science at Florida State University Be a part of Science! Bring your children to Florida State for a chance to have a little fun while experiencing and learning about scientific research.
Dr. Sara Hart will be presenting at the Tally Parents Raising Sensational Multiples meeting tonight! 7pm, Thomasville Baptist Church. Hope to see you there!
04/26/2014
Setting up for a big day of recruitment and supporting the PRSM Consignment sale!! Come see us at the Armory!
The FSU Twin Registry and FSU Center for Developmental Science will be here tomorrow! Come by and say "hi"!
04/16/2014
Brain Fair this Saturday from 12-4 at the Psychology Department at FSU. It's FREE, with lots of awesome brain-related activities to do for kids of all ages!
http://www.neuro.fsu.edu/ngsa/brainfair/
| FSU Program in Neuroscience After a tremendous success last year, the Neuroscience Program at Florida State University is excited to announce the third annual Brain Fair.
02/27/2014
Every summer, thousands of twins attend the Twins Days Festival (http://www.twinsdays.org/) in Twinsburgh, Ohio!
Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio The World's Largest Annual Gathering of Twins! Next Festival: Aug 1-3, 2014
01/27/2014
Did you know it's not uncommon for twins to make up their own language, called "twin speak"? Here's an interesting article about it! http://www.slate.com/articles/life/twins/2011/08/dugon_haus_you_dinikin_duah.html
Cryptophasia: The secrets of twin speak. When I was 6, my 2-year-old brother started speaking, but in a language of his own devising. I was eager to enlist him in games (my favorite: "Slave") and so quickly mastered his lexicon. My parents never managed to, despite their advanced degrees, and so our dinner table came to...
Did you know that only fraternal twinning runs in families? The trait of releasing more than one egg per cycle is passed on from generation to generation. Scientists still don't really know why identical twinning happens.
Interested in reading a scientific paper illustrating why twins are so useful for research? Here's a recent paper published using a large twin project in the UK looking at the "nature" and "nurture" of school achievement: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0080341
12/18/2013
Why are twins so special for research? Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_study
Twin study - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Twin studies reveal the absolute and relative importance of environmental and genetic influences on individuals in a sample. Twin research is considered a key tool in behavioral genetics and in content fields, from biology to psychology. Twin studies are part of the methods used in behavior genetics...
11/26/2013
Did you know there is a national group called Multiples of America where you can find out information about local multiples clubs as well as current research on all aspects of being a family of multiples? Check them out: http://www.nomotc.org/
National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs, Inc - Home Official site of the National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs (NOMOTC), a nation-wide support group for parents of twins and higher order multiple birth children. NOMOTC's purpose is to improve public awareness of the needs of multiple birth children by fostering the development of local supp...
Would you like more information about our Twin Registry? Check out our website.
http://www.idcdlab.com/twins.html
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