Nicotine withdrawal weakens brain connections tied to self-control over cigarette cravings
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 04:31
in Health & Medicine
A new brain imaging study shows how smokers suffering from nicotine withdrawal may have more trouble shifting from a key brain network—known as default mode, when people are in a so-called “introspective” state -— and into a control network that could help exert more conscious, self-control over cravings and to focus on quitting for good.