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Published online 11 July 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060710-2
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Stroke makes smokers forget their addiction
Wiping out one part of the brain can break the thrall of smoking.
Strokes often change a person's character, depending on where the damage hits. Some may become more impulsive, others depressed.
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