Nicotine reduces distraction under low perceptual load

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 232, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1269-1277

  Behler, Oliver ^a   Breckel, Thomas P K ^a   Thiel, Christiane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Attention; Distraction; Drug; Nicotine; Non smoker; Perceptual load; Psychopharmacology

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; ADOLESCENT; CUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECTS; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REACTION TIME; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NICOTINE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924873768     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-014-3761-5     Document Type: Article

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