Smoking, nicotine and visual plasticity: Does what you know, tell you what you can see?

Elizabeth A. Debski

doi:10.1016/j.brainresbull.2008.08.005

Smoking, nicotine and visual plasticity: Does what you know, tell you what you can see?

Elizabeth A. Debski

Biology

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Abstract

Nicotine exposure alters activity-dependent synaptic plasticity processes. Effects on learning and memory outcomes, and the synaptic changes that underlie them, are well-documented. Parallels in hippocampal and visual system pharmacology suggest that nicotine has the potential to alter activity-dependent structural organization in visual areas. Such alterations may contribute to deficits in visual performance reported in smoking exposed individuals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	221-226
Number of pages	6
Journal	Brain Research Bulletin
Volume	77
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresbull.2008.08.005
State	Published - Nov 25 2008

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The work of the author was supported by grants from the Tobacco and Health Research Institute and the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences.

Keywords

Acetylcholine
Hippocampus
Nicotinic receptor
Optic tectum
Visual cortex

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Neuroscience

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Smoking, nicotine and visual plasticity: Does what you know, tell you what you can see?

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