Effects of nicotine administration via a sublingual tablet on arousal and verbal ability in non-smokers

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 75-81

  Neumann, David ^a   Sturm, Ashley ^a   Boyle, Gregory ^a   Furedy, John ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Neuroscience; Perception and cognition; Psychophysiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953841174     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049530902795458     Document Type: Article

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