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Evidence for a hijacked brain reward system but no desensitized threat system in quitting-motivated smokers: An fMRI study.

Stefanie Lydia KunasHeiner StukeAndreas HeinzAndreas StröhleFelix Bermpohl
Published in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2021)
Moderate smokers with tobacco use disorder appear to have altered brain reward processing of drug-related-positive (but not negative) cues compared with never smokers.
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