Maron M

ORCID: 0000-0001-9421-6256 · 2 papers in corpus · active 2021-2022
2022
Impact of the natural hormonal milieu on ventral striatal responses to appetitive cigarette smoking cues: A prospective longitudinal study.
Drug and alcohol dependence reports ·doi:10.1016/j.dadr.2022.100119

BackgroundThe female sex hormones estradiol (E) and progesterone (P) galvanize the ventral striatal reward pathway. E elevates ventral striatal dopamine and accelerates drug-cued reinstatement, while P has opposing 'protective' effects on d…

2021
Influence of the natural hormonal milieu on brain and behavior in women who smoke cigarettes: Rationale and methodology.
Contemporary clinical trials communications ·doi:10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100738

Women experience more severe health consequences from smoking, have greater difficulty quitting, and respond less favorably to nicotine replacement therapy than men. The influence of fluctuating ovarian hormones, specifically estradiol (E) …