Temporal discounting and smoking cessation: choice consistency predicts nicotine abstinence in treatment-seeking smokers
ConclusionOur data from treatment-seeking smokers do not support the pharmacological hypothesis of pronounced reversible changes in discounting behavior and brain activity, possibly due to limited power. Behavioral data rather suggest that differences between current and ex-smokers might be due to selection. The association of choice consistency and treatment outcome possibly links consistent intertemporal decisions to remaining abstinent.
Source: Psychopharmacology - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research