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COMT polymorphism modulates the resting-state EEG alpha oscillatory response to acute nicotine in male non-smokers.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Jul 2015
Bowers H, Smith D, de la Salle S, Choueiry J, Impey D, Philippe T, Dort H, Millar A, Daigle M, Albert P R, Beaudoin A, Knott V
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Performance improvements in cognitive tasks requiring executive functions are evident with nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) agonists, and activation of the underlying neural circuitry supporting these cognitive effects is thought to involve dopamine neurotransmission. As individual difference in response to nicotine may be related to a functional polymorphism in the gene encoding...
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