Segal Nancy L
Department of Psychology, California State University, Fullerton, California, USA.
Twin Res Hum Genet. 2023 Aug;26(4-5):320-325. doi: 10.1017/thg.2023.31. Epub 2023 Aug 29.
The 18th International Society for Twin Studies convention took place between June 15-17, 2023, in Budapest, Hungary. A selective sampling of highlights from the meeting are presented. This is followed by a brief overview of ongoing twin research at the University of Aberystwyth in Wales and some twin treasures in the National Library. Next, reviews of timely research that examine temperamental similarities and twin relations, the maximization of twin research designs, a rare ectopic twin pregnancy, and twins' academic self-concept formation are presented. The final section covers stories appearing in various media sources that are informative, enlightening, and interesting, namely a reunion of identical infant twins, the birth of identical-fraternal quadruplets, identical twin comedians, meeting an unrelated look-alike, and twins in the Tour de France.
第18届国际双胞胎研究学会大会于2023年6月15日至17日在匈牙利布达佩斯举行。本文展示了会议亮点的选择性抽样。接下来简要概述了威尔士阿伯里斯特威斯大学正在进行的双胞胎研究以及国家图书馆中的一些双胞胎相关珍品。随后,对关于气质相似性和双胞胎关系、双胞胎研究设计的最大化、罕见的异位双胞胎妊娠以及双胞胎学术自我概念形成的及时研究进行了综述。最后一部分涵盖了各种媒体来源中具有信息性、启发性和趣味性的故事,即同卵婴儿双胞胎的团聚、同卵 - 异卵四胞胎的出生、同卵双胞胎喜剧演员、遇到无关的长得相像的人以及环法自行车赛中的双胞胎。