Introduction: A report from University of California researchers indicates that people who start smoking at a very young age have less gray matter in the parts of the brain responsible for decision-making and intuition. They experience stronger cigarette
Introduction: According to a report from researchers at the University of California, individuals who start smoking at a young age have less gray matter in the brain areas responsible for decision-making and intuition compared to the average person. They have a stronger craving for cigarettes and find it relatively difficult to quit. The obsession of teenagers with cigarettes and the damage smoking does to the brain cannot be ignored.
News from Chinese e-cigarette sources: The UK Daily Mail recently reported that researchers from the University of California found that individuals who start smoking at a young age have less gray matter in the brain areas responsible for decision-making and intuition compared to the average person. They have a stronger craving for cigarettes and find it relatively difficult to quit.
Scientists at the University of California state that starting to smoke during adolescence can damage the brain.
Researchers found that the longer the young people surveyed had been smoking, the less gray matter they had in the brain areas responsible for decision-making and intuition. In simple terms, this means they are more prone to indecision and have poor self-control. This group also craves cigarettes more intensely.
The researchers from the University of California noted that the more one smokes, the thinner the right insula becomes. The right insula is associated with a person's "decision-making" and "trust" and is primarily responsible for controlling intuition. It is highly sensitive to nicotine and has a symbiotic relationship with other brain areas that control desire and impulse control. This creates a vicious cycle: smoking damages this brain area, and its relative weakness may make individuals more susceptible to dependence on cigarettes.
The researchers expressed their shock at these findings. However, this result explains why young smokers find it harder to quit smoking as they grow older. This study was published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, led by Professor Edythe London. After explaining her astonishing findings, Professor London added that for younger children, even if they appear normal in terms of intelligence and culture, the structure of their brain lobes makes them more susceptible to cigarette dependence.
Do you always ignore the warning on cigarette packs that says "Smoking is harmful to health"? At least from now on, do not smoke in front of children—keep those who are in the golden period of brain development away from the harms of secondhand smoke. At the same time, parents and schools should do a good job of promoting education, making teenagers aware of the various harms that smoking can bring, thereby preventing the various injuries and hidden dangers caused by smoking from the root.
