Watching others smoke makes smokers plan to light up

Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 13:51 in Psychology & Sociology

Seeing actors smoke in a movie activated the brain areas of smokers that are known to interpret and plan hand movements, as though they too were about to light a cigarette, according to a new study in the Jan. 19 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience...

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