Genetic Reason for Your Gadget Habit 239
You can't help it if you need to get the latest gadgets. Well... perhaps it's not quite such a serious medical affliction, but scientists have found a genetic basis for some folks' burning desire to have the latest and greatest. There's even a name for it - neophilia. Apparently, some of us have elevated levels of a cellular enzyme, monoamine oxidase A, and are more in need of stimulation from new things.
Implications go beyond gadgets (Score:5, Interesting)
Grow out of it (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Grow out of it (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:ADD of the new millennium (Score:3, Interesting)
Perhaps it works the other way around. Children who are spoiled and greedy DEVELOP elevated levels of monoamine oxidase A as a result.
Hmmmmm
Re:Is there a cure? (Score:2, Interesting)
KFG