Smoking Linked to Damage in the Brain, Researchers Find
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The study was published online Feb. 10 in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.
"Smokers should be informed that cigarettes could hasten the thinning of the brain's cortex, which could lead to [problems with thinking and memory]. Cortical thinning seems to persist for many years after someone stops smoking," lead author Dr. Sherif Karama, an assistant professor of psychiatry at McGill University in Montreal, said in a university news release.