Task-dependent effects of nicotine treatment on auditory performance in young-adult and elderly human nonsmokers

Abstract Electrophysiological studies show that nicotine enhances neural responses to characteristic frequency stimuli. Previous behavioral studies partially corroborate these findings in young adults, showing that nicotine selectively enhances auditory processing in difficult listening conditions....

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Main Authors: Shuping Sun, Michelle R. Kapolowicz, Matthew Richardson, Raju Metherate, Fan-Gang Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92588-z