Gene Found to Explain Repeated Mistakes

palegray.net writes "A December 6th article in Nature explores the relationship between a specific gene and those of us prone to repeatedly making the same mistakes. From the article: "Drug addicts, alcoholics and compulsive gamblers are known to be more likely than other people to have this genetic mutation ..." The gene results in the development of fewer D2 receptors in the brain, a condition which the study has shown leads to a lessened ability to learn from experience." So no complaining about dupes and typos: it's genetic!

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Re:Just what we need

[mochan_s]

When our society already has plenty of excuses to avoid personal responsibility (e.g. over diagnosis of ADD to include kids who are just undiscipled), we give more ammunition to people who just don't want to try to get it right.

All of this coming from someone who can't even spell properly (or upgrade to Firefox 2).