A "switch" in the brain to turn off addictions?

Fri 26 Jan 07, 5:17 p.m.

Hi all,

Rex here.

I only heard the last 30 seconds of a report on the BBC earlier today. And it took me 15 of those seconds to tune into what they were talking about . . . but here it is, I think. Researchers studied cigarette smokers who were stroke victims who had a stroke in a very specific area of the brain. The next day--I believe they said--these individuals simply stopped smoking and expressed no desire whatsoever for a cigarette!Anyone know anything about this? Of course my sketchy report of a sketchy report needs a lot of development. However, if true, and if my take on it is true, for the first time there is some hard data which suggests that not only are addictions (et al) physical in a general way, but also physical in a very specific way, and that potentially there is a switch in the brain which can be simply be turned off chemically or surgically. Very interesting.

Aloha,
Rex
rex [at] secularrecovery [dot] com