Observatory: Brain Shape May Play Role in Cocaine Addiction

Monday, February 4, 2013 - 16:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Sporadic cocaine users tend to have a larger frontal lobe, a region associated with self-control, while cocaine addicts are more likely to have small frontal lobes even before they start using drugs, a new study finds.

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