Tobacco and alcohol are associated with different brain areas scientists reported that the medial orbitofrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with rewards, has higher functional connectivity in drinkers and low in smokers. (Radio Canada Internacional) BEIJING, Jan 13 (Xinhua) — A recent international study found that different areas of the brain are associated with smoking and drinking, which could help find ways to prevent and treat alcohol and nicotine abuse. Researchers at the Fudan University of China, the University of Warwick of the United Kingdom and other research institutions analyzed functional magnetic resonance images of the brain from two brain scan databases in the Un... [Read more]