Research Article

Effects of Nicotine on Emotional Reactivity in PTSD and Non-PTSD Smokers: Results of a Pilot fMRI Study

Figure 2

fMRI contrast of the main effects of patch type. Across groups, activation (emotion morph > identity morph) was greater for nicotine versus placebo patch in left caudate ( , , ), whereas greater activation was observed in left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) ( , , ) and right middle occipital gyrus (MOG) ( , , ) for placebo versus nicotine patch.
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