Sex Differences and Menstrual Cycle Phase-Dependent Modulation of Craving for Cigarette: An fMRI Pilot Study
Joint Authors
Mendrek, Adrianna
Dinh-Williams, Laurence
Bourque, Josiane
Potvin, Stéphane
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-11-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
While overall more men than women smoke cigarettes, women and girls take less time to become dependent after initial use and have more difficulties quitting the habit.
One of the factors contributing to these differences may be that women crave cigarettes more than men and that their desire to smoke is influenced by hormonal fluctuations across the menstrual cycle.
Therefore, the purpose of the present study was twofold: (a) to examine potential sex/gender differences in functional neuroanatomy of craving and to (b) delineate neural correlates of cigarette cravings in women across their menstrual cycle.
Fifteen tobacco-smoking men and 19 women underwent a functional MRI during presentation of neutral and smoking-related images, known to elicit craving.
Women were tested twice: once during early follicular phase and once during midluteal phase of their menstrual cycle.
The analysis did not reveal any significant sex differences in the cerebral activations associated with craving.
Nevertheless, the pattern of activations in women varied across their menstrual cycle with significant activations in parts of the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobe, during follicular phase, and only limited activations in the right hippocampus during the luteal phase.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mendrek, Adrianna& Dinh-Williams, Laurence& Bourque, Josiane& Potvin, Stéphane. 2014. Sex Differences and Menstrual Cycle Phase-Dependent Modulation of Craving for Cigarette: An fMRI Pilot Study. Psychiatry Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047378
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mendrek, Adrianna…[et al.]. Sex Differences and Menstrual Cycle Phase-Dependent Modulation of Craving for Cigarette: An fMRI Pilot Study. Psychiatry Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047378
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mendrek, Adrianna& Dinh-Williams, Laurence& Bourque, Josiane& Potvin, Stéphane. Sex Differences and Menstrual Cycle Phase-Dependent Modulation of Craving for Cigarette: An fMRI Pilot Study. Psychiatry Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047378
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1047378