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Is there any evidence for telepathy?
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tynamite
tynamite's avatar Identical twins!

A case in point is the study cited by Radin of the "significant correlations in brain waves between isolated identical twins." This study was reported in the journal Science in 1965 by Duane and Behrendt. These investigators took advantage of the fact that alpha brain waves can be induced by simply closing one's eyes. The researchers put two members of a pair of twins in separate rooms and connected them to electrodes to measure their brain waves. They instructed one of the twins to shut her eyes at predetermined times. This produced the expected alpha rhythms in her brain waves, and supposedly caused the other twin's brain waves to show alpha rhythms at the same time. If this is indeed what had happened, it would be evidence for ESP. But there were many methodological problems. First, the isolation of the twins was not very convincing since they were in adjacent rooms. Second, the evidence for the correlation of the brain waves was based solely on subjective, visual inspection of the brain wave recordings. As psychologists know, people are very poor at determining correlations subjectively, which is why experimenters trust only correlations tabulated by computers.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200007/is-there-sixth-sense?page=4
There are many twin telepathy stories that indicate a special para-psychological connection between them. Some are so extraordinary that they have even captivated the imagination of Hollywood movie producers.
A Texas man sat down with a stabbing pain in the heart while shopping, only to find out later that his twin brother had been shot in the heart in New York.
One sister had a bike accident and broke her ankle and a mysterious swelling showed up on her twin's ankle at the same time, although she wasn't indulging in any physical activity at the time.
One baby would cry profusely bringing his mother's attention to the other twin, who was sleeping in another crib, suffering from high fever.
Twins seem to share a sense of emotional connection with each other and many report a feeling of discomfort when the other is in trouble. The paranormal phenomenon of twin telepathy is intriguing and more scientific research needs to be done to present substantial evidence of its existence.
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/twin-telepathy.html
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