The IQ advantage of the heavier twin
- 1 November 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Psychology
- Vol. 73 (4), 513-517
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8295.1982.tb01833.x
Abstract
The monozygotic twin member with the larger birth weight later has a slight IQ advantage over the lighter co‐twin. The question arises whether this is due to interconnected foetal circulations (which in extreme cases cause the twin transfusion syndrome). An attempt is made to clarify this hypothesis.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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