According to a Recent Study by Fallon and Colleagues (2005)

question 213

Multiple Choice

According to a recent study by Fallon and colleagues (2005) , what gender differences were found to be related to the effects of nicotine on the brain?

• A) Before nicotine is used, there are no gender differences in metabolic brain activity in prefrontal systems
• B) Before nicotine is used, women have higher cortical and subcortical brain activity
• C) Male smokers have less overall cognitive activity both prior to and during nicotine use
• D) Female smokers show no changes in brain activity both prior to and during nicotine use

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