Directed Attention Fatigue?
There's no way this is a "disease" or even a "condition." This is called having a job and a cable modem. Stand-up comics have exploited this for years. In high school we called this acetylcholine deficiency. So you know it's not new.
posted by Rich @ 7/20/2007 11:41:00 PM
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True enough. This seems like someone just trying to get grant money, or their name in the annals. How does this advance understanding, or turn the corner on a treatment? Right, it doesn't. So, being fatigued causes decreased ability to pay attention? Wow! Next thing they will tell us is that sleep deprivation and its inevitable sequelae; decreased neurotransmitter levels (including serotonin), and lower serum glucose , makes us cranky and tired.
Although if this research proceeds, maybe I'll eventually be able to get my HMO to buy me Starbucks coffee every morning!
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