July 11th, 2006
Genetic Reason for Your Gadget Habit
By Chief Gadgeteer, Gizmos for Geeks
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews.
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.
Source: Gizmos for Geeks.












