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Nicotine improves sustained attention in mice: evidence for involvement of the alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 May 2004
Young Jared W, Finlayson Keith, Spratt Christopher, Marston Hugh M, Crawford Nicola, Kelly John S, Sharkey John
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In humans, nicotine has been shown to improve attention in both normal and impaired individuals. Observations in rats reflect some, but not all aspects of the nicotine-induced improvements in humans. To date these findings have not been replicated in mice. To examine the effect of nicotine on sus...
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