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Yale University researcher Hedy Kober said that teaching cognitive strategies, such as thinking about the long-term consequences of smoking, could increase rational thinking in smokers.
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"We do not see any impairment in the prefrontal cortex, which suggests the brain is able, when prompted, to recruit control regions to reduce cravings," Kober said.
The find is published online Aug. 2 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Source: ANI
"We do not see any impairment in the prefrontal cortex, which suggests the brain is able, when prompted, to recruit control regions to reduce cravings," Kober said.
The find is published online Aug. 2 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Source: ANI
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