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Cigarette Smoking Leads to Thinning of the Brain’s Cortex» UBRF: UberBrain Research Frontier

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Cigarette Smoking Leads To Thinning Of The Brain’s Cortex» UBRF: UberBrain Research Frontier
Cigarette smoking is associated with cognitive decline and dementia, but the extent of the association between smoking and structural brain changes remains unclear. According to recent study published by Karama et.al., in Molecular Psychiatry, “long-term smoking could cause thinning of the outer layer of the brain involved in critical cognitive functions such as memory and …
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