Stimulant and depressant effects of cigarette smoking on brain activity in man

Stimulant and depressant effects of cigarette smoking on brain activity in man

Cigarette smoking was found to alter the E.E.G. negativity associated with attention: the 'contingent negative variation' was increased in some smokers and decreased in others. This finding is consistent with the known dual action of nicotine to stimulate or depress neural activity and sug...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of pharmacology 1973-08, Vol.48 (4), p.715-717
Hauptverfasser: Ashton, Heather, Millman, J. E., Telford, Rosemary, Thompson, J. W.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Contingent Negative Variation - drug effects
Electroencephalography
Humans
Nicotiana
Nicotine - pharmacology
Plants, Toxic
Short Communications
Smoking - physiopathology
Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:Cigarette smoking was found to alter the E.E.G. negativity associated with attention: the 'contingent negative variation' was increased in some smokers and decreased in others. This finding is consistent with the known dual action of nicotine to stimulate or depress neural activity and suggests a means of investigating the effects of other centrally-acting drugs on the human brain.
ISSN:0007-1188
1476-5381
DOI:10.1111/j.1476-5381.1973.tb08260.x