Study Demonstrates Brain’s Nicotine Craving Activity
December 18th, 2007 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Researchers measuring blood flow in the brain found that craving for nicotine among smokers produces activity in specific areas of the brain. The study was billed as the first to show how abstinence produces specific craving-related brain-activation patterns.
Increased activity among abstinent smokers was seen in parts of the brain involved in attention, behavioral control, memory, and reward.
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