Neuroimaging Studies of Smoking and Treatment

Smoking Cessation, Cognitive Control and Reward Processing: An fMRI Pilot Study

The purpose of this research study is to examine changes in brain regions associated with cognitive control and reward processing during behavioral smoking cessation treatment.

Inclusion Criteria:

• smoke > 10 cigarettes per day
• vision is normal or corrected-to-normal

Exclusion Criteria:

• serious medical illness unsuitable for the MR scanner based on best clinical judgment
• any neurologic or psychiatric disorder
• diabetes
• known heart disease
• high blood pressure
• currently taking psychotropic or cardiovascular medication
• history of alcohol or other substance dependence or current abuse
• risk for hazard due to magnetic fields such as metal in the body surgically or accidentally (e.g., pacemaker, cochlear implants, aneurysm clips, intravascular stents or coils, spinal shunt, injury involving bullets, shrapnel or metal implanted in their body, etc)
• pregnancy