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Published online 14 March 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020311-7
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Cigarette craving clocked
Nerves that trigger one hour longing untangled.
Smokers who resolve to quit often feel the first painful pangs an hour after their last cigarette. Researchers have now identified the brain circuits that trigger this craving, which might offer new routes to beating addiction.
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