Nicotine replacement in abstinent smokers improves cognitive withdrawal symptoms with modulation of resting brain network dynamics.

Symptoms of cognitive impairment during smoking withdrawal can be ameliorated by nicotine replacement. To define brain mechanisms contributing to this therapeutic effect, we conducted a functional connectivity analysis of resting-state fMRI in 17 abstinent smokers following nicotine replacement in a...

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Main Authors: Cole, D, Beckmann, C, Long, C, Matthews, P, Durcan, M, Beaver, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010