FSU Twin Registry

10/13/2014

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!

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.

05/19/2014

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!

04/25/2014

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/

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!

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

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...

01/17/2014

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.

12/19/2013

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 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/

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...

11/07/2013

Would you like more information about our Twin Registry? Check out our website.
http://www.idcdlab.com/twins.html

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