ADHD an advantage for nomadic tribesmen?
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 12:28
in Psychology & Sociology
An older nomad. A propensity for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might be beneficial to a group of Kenyan nomads, according to new research published in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology. Scientists have shown that an ADHD-associated version of the gene DRD4 is associated with better health in nomadic tribesmen, and yet may cause malnourishment in their settled cousins.