Amygdala Structural Connectivity Is Associated With Impulsive Choice and Difficulty Quitting Smoking

Amygdala Structural Connectivity Is Associated With Impulsive Choice and Difficulty Quitting Smoking

Introduction: The amygdala is known to play a role in mediating emotion and possibly addiction. We used probabilistic tractography (PT) to evaluate whether structural connectivity of the amygdala to the brain reward network is associated with impulsive choice and tobacco smoking.Methods: Diffusion a...

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Main Authors: Ausaf A. Bari, Hiro Sparks, Simon Levinson, Bayard Wilson, Edythe D. London, Jean-Philippe Langevin, Nader Pouratian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
amygdala
probabilistic tractography
smoking cessation
human connectome
impulsivity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2020.00117/full

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