Smoking reduces conflict-related anterior cingulate activity in abstinent cigarette smokers performing a stroop task

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 775-782

  Azizian, Allen ^a,b   Nestor, Liam J ^a   Payer, Doris ^a   Monterosso, John R ^a,b   Brody, Arthur L ^a   London, Edythe D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; FMRI; Nicotine dependence; Nicotine withdrawal; Stroop task

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CINGULATE GYRUS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SMOKING CESSATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STROOP TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75749096718     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/npp.2009.186     Document Type: Article

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