Brain-damaged smokers provide clues to anatomy of addiction: study

Smokers with a damaged insula – a region in the brain linked to emotion and feelings – quit smoking easily and immediately, according to a study in the Jan. 26 issue of the journal Science. The study provides direct evidence of smoking's grip on the brain.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news88956869.html">Brain-damaged smokers provide clues to anatomy of addiction: study</a></p> <p>Smokers with a damaged insula – a region in the brain linked to emotion and feelings – quit smoking easily and immediately, according to a study in the Jan. 26 issue of the journal <i>Science</i>. The study provides direct evidence of smoking's grip on the brain.</p>