Genetic Reason for Your Gadget Habit

Posted Jul 12th, 2006 by Chief Gadgeteer

You can’t help it if you need to get the latest gadgets. Well… perhaps it’s not quite that much of a 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.

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