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Stroke makes smokers forget their addiction

Wiping out one part of the brain can break the thrall of smoking.

Strokes often change a person's character, depending on where the damage hits. Some may become more impulsive, others depressed. Now researchers have shown that damage to a small but very specific brain area can wipe out an addiction to smoking.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on July 11, 2006 04:20 PM |

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Mind control by surgery...Always one of our favourate topics. Definitely considerably useful technology (to be), but also a controversy provoking issue and with possible "side effects".

Posted by: Faraer | July 12, 2006 02:25 AM

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