Telepathy

===Twin telepathy===

Twin telepathy is a belief that has been described as a [[myth]] in psychological literature. Psychologists Stephen Hupp and Jeremy Jewell have noted that all experiments on the subject have failed to provide any scientific evidence for telepathy between [[twin]]s.<ref name="Hupp 2015">Hupp, Stephen; Jewell, Jeremy. (2015). ''Great Myths of Child Development''. Wiley. pp. 10–16. {{ISBN|978-1118521229}}</ref> According to Hupp and Jewell there are various behavioral and genetic factors that contribute to the twin telepathy myth "identical twins typically spend a lot of time together and are usually exposed to very similar environments. Thus, it's not at all surprising that they act in similar ways and are adept at anticipating and forecasting each other's reactions to events."<ref name="Hupp 2015"/>

A 1993 study by [[Susan Blackmore]] investigated the claims of twin telepathy. In an experiment with six sets of twins one subject would act as the sender and the other the receiver. The sender was given selected objects, photographs or numbers and would attempt to psychically send the information to the receiver. The results from the experiment were negative, no evidence of telepathy was observed.<ref>[[Richard Wiseman|Wiseman, Richard]]. (2011). ''Paranormality: Why We See What Isn't There''. Macmillan. p. 54. {{ISBN|978-0230752986}}</ref>

The skeptical investigator [[Benjamin Radford]] has noted that "Despite decades of research trying to prove telepathy, there is no credible scientific evidence that psychic powers exist, either in the general population or among twins specifically. The idea that two people who shared their mother's womb—or even who share the same DNA—have a mysterious mental connection is an intriguing one not borne out in science."<ref>[http://www.livescience.com/45405-twin-telepathy.html "The Riddle of Twin Telepathy"]. Retrieved 2014-06-06.</ref>