Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Stock Whizzes Born Not Made, With Right Dopamine Gene (Update1) - Bloomberg.com

We will definitely be talking about this one when classes start up again on Wedneday!


Stock Whizzes Born Not Made, With Right Dopamine Gene (Update1) - Bloomberg.com: "
People who excel at making snap decisions and learn quickly from their mistakes, skills tied to successful stock traders, may share a genetic secret, according to a study by German neuroscientists.

These talents have been linked in research to people who carry two copies of a gene variant, called VAL, that influences the actions of the brain chemical dopamine, according to scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin. Their report was published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."

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