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.