Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Some People Just Never Learn

Posted by Zonk on from the i-could-use-a-dose-of-anti-a1 dept.

Iddo Genuth writes "German scientists recently showed what many of us suspected but could not prove — some people just don't learn. The German researchers have found a genetic factor that affects our ability to learn from our errors. The scientists demonstrated that men carrying the A1 mutation are less successful at learning to avoid mistakes than men who do not carry this genetic mutation. This finding has the potential to improve our understanding of the causes of addictive and compulsive behaviors."

2 of 327 comments (clear)

  1. Re:So that explains... by soundhack · · Score: 0, Troll

    since the second time around he legitimately won the vote, not only were there people who didn't learn, there were people who got stupid too

  2. Genetic Mapping by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 0, Troll

    Where's the gene for those men who can't pull over and ask for directions? How about the gene in women who can't ask questions they could learn from?

    --

    --
    make install -not war