实际上,除了“偷情基因”人类还拥有一种“滥情基因”。
来自宾汉顿大学的学者发现了一个叫DRD4的多巴胺受体基因,如果携带了该基因,人常常会在赌博、出轨等刺激性行为下分泌更多的多巴胺,从而失去理性。
他们一旦出轨,也往往一发不可收拾。当科学家们对DRD4基因进行溯源时发现,这种基因早在旧石器时代就已经出现。
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