Nicotine increases anterior insula activation to expected and unexpected outcomes among nonsmokers
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DOI: 10.1007/s00213-017-4550-8
Abstract: RationaleTobacco has a higher rate of dependence than other drugs of abuse. However, the psychopharmacological effects of nicotine are incongruent with the tenacity of tobacco addiction since nicotine does not produce robust euphoria in humans… read more here.
Keywords: nicotine; nicotine increases; activation; increases anterior ... See more keywords
Virtually ‘in the heat of the moment’: insula activation in safe sex negotiation among risky men
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DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsx137
Abstract: Abstract HIV is most prevalent among men who have sex with men (MSM), and although most MSM use condoms consistently during casual sex, some take risks. To better understand the psychology of those risky decisions,… read more here.
Keywords: sex negotiation; insula; safe sex; sex ... See more keywords