A super-cute video has been shared online of a pair of newborn twins appearing to communicate with each other just hours after they were born.
The girls are filmed lying in a hospital crib making noises at each other in what could perhaps be called a 'conversation'.
The video has already garnered over 15 million views as viewers were moved by the close bond that the twins appear to have.
It has been known to scientists for some years that twins not only communicate with each other but are known to play with each other and interact with each other when just a few months old in the womb.
A 2010 study into the phenomenon carried out at the University of Parma found that twins were known to interact with each other as early as 14 weeks. It said:
"Kinematic profiles of movements in five pairs of twin foetuses were studied by using four-dimensional ultrasonography during two separate recording sessions carried out at the 14th and 18th week of gestation. We demonstrate that by the 14th week of gestation twin foetuses do not only display movements directed towards the uterine wall and self-directed movements, but also movements specifically aimed at the co-twin, the proportion of which increases between the 14th and 18th gestational week."
"Kinematic analysis revealed that movement duration was longer and deceleration time was prolonged for other-directed movements compared to movements directed towards the uterine wall. Similar kinematic profiles were observed for movements directed towards the co-twin and self-directed movements aimed at the eye-region, i.e. the most delicate region of the body."
Twins are widely regarded as having a stronger bond that regular siblings, on average, and while this may be due to their closeness in age most child development psychologists also suggest it is due to the close bond they share prior to being born.
[Based on reporting by: Plos One]
"Kinematic investigation uncovered that development term was longer and deceleration time was delayed for other-coordinated developments custom essay writing service reviews with developments coordinated towards the uterine divider. Comparable kinematic profiles were noticed for developments coordinated towards the co-twin and independent developments focused on the eye-locale, for example the most sensitive area of the body."
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