Umm, I'm not sure it's my driving I'd be worried about if I found out I had a gene that adversely affected my memory... what about, oh, I don't know, LEARNING? And generally not being an idiot?? #drivinggene
This... is kind of flawed. Too many variables there. What if they had navigators? You might find that some people with the crappy BDNF genes might put faster lap times than people with good BDNF genes, if you gave everyone the same navigator. This is more about memory, not about driving. And while memory helps w/re: to race driving, that is rendered moot when considering accidents. I.e. Person A might be able to find home better/faster than Person B, but en route, Person B might be able to better avoid the accident then Person A, because Person B is a "better driver".
I guess, this means then, they have to define "better driver", and quantify it.
Rereading the article (dur): I guess if you consider though, that the deficient person couldn't keep the car on track... hell, even without a navigator you should still be able to keep the car relatively on the racing line, using breaking markers and visual cues. Of course, if the driving course included blind curves, that assumption is eliminated...
I'll be impressed when they can give the monkeys X-ray vision and make lasers fire from their eyes. Of course, then I'll be running for my life from the super monkeys, but still, I'll be impressed.
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nope not with me... (pulls at collar) #drivinggene
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I guess, this means then, they have to define "better driver", and quantify it.
Rereading the article (dur): I guess if you consider though, that the deficient person couldn't keep the car on track... hell, even without a navigator you should still be able to keep the car relatively on the racing line, using breaking markers and visual cues. Of course, if the driving course included blind curves, that assumption is eliminated...
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Still:
1/3 of Americans are Asian Women?
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Get it?...Account? Heyoooooo!
My last name is Chen, so I'm allowed to make these stupid remarks. #drivinggene
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It really looks like an evil mad scientist monkey. I should know... I'm one of them (evil mad scientists, not monkeys).
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@Roklimber:
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*boom-tish*
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The untreated monkeys then reply: "Are you guys high on LSD again?"
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"What senses do we lack that we cannot see another world all around us?"
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[www.redherring.com]
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Monkeys with Shark Eyes
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