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This is one of the most surprising and awesome tale<\/p>\n
s ever told in the history of medicine. These twins are Tatiana and Krista Hogan. Their brains and sensory systems are networked together, but they have separate personalities. Their story defies belief.<\/p>\n
So much, in fact, that Tatiana and Krista Hogan shouldn\u2019t be alive at all. Their chances of surviving the pregnancy, birth and first months of life were almost zero. Surprisingly, they turned four on October 25, and they are still healthy and happy, as you can see in the photo above.<\/p>\n
They play Nintendo Wii games against each other, they fight for toys and they share food and physiological functions. But they also share their senses. For example, one can pick an object out of her field of view, while the twin looks at the object.<\/p>\n
Most importantly, however, they can share each other thoughts, like their grandmother\u2014Louise McKay\u2014describes: \u201cThey share thoughts, too. Nobody will be saying anything, and Tati will just pipe up and say, \u2018Stop that!\u2019 And she\u2019ll smack her sister.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scientists are nothing short of absolutely amazed. Here you have two kids, completely different from each other, with their own distinct personality, but with connected brains and sensory systems. Dr. Douglas Cochrane\u2014neurosurgeon at Vancouver\u2019s Children\u2019s Hospital\u2014has tested their networking abilities: \u201cTheir brains are recording signals from the other twin\u2019s visual field. One might be seeing what the other one is seeing.\u201d<\/p>\n