Cravings, Emotions Use Same Part of Brain

Cravings, Emotions Use Same Part of Brain
Regulating cravings to smoke a cigarette or eat junk food may involve the same mechanisms in the brain used to regulate emotions, a finding which could help develop coping strategies for people struggling with addiction.
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Republicans decry stimulus funds for iPods, cellphones
Such spending highlights waste, two senators say, but the White House dismisses their report as misleading. Stimulus money is going toward iPods for high school students in Utah, cellphones for smokers trying to quit in Washington and advertising devoted to the promotion of … the stimulus.
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