Acute stress enhances memory and preference for smoking-related associations in smokers.
Jeung-Hyun LeeSanghoon KangSilvia U MaierSang Ah LeeElizabeth V GoldfarbWoo-Young AhnPublished in: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2023)
The current study elucidates the role of acute stress in promoting memory biases favoring smoking-related associations among smokers. The results suggest that the retrieval of smoking-biased associative memory could be a crucial factor in stress-related nicotine seeking. This may lead to a potential intervention targeting the extinction of smoking-related context memories as a preventive strategy for stress-induced relapse.