The hoarding gene: Using the behavior of Doberman pinschers to understand the compulsion to collect
Monday, May 27, 2013 - 06:30
in Psychology & Sociology
The shoes, newspapers or other items that hoarders collect can eventually take over their homes. Some people have even been crushed to death when towering piles of their collectibles have fallen on them. Believe it or not, the tendencies that lead to such situations may have evolutionary roots.