This review applies some new experimental findings and theoretical ideas about how
reinforcers act on the neural mechanisms of learning and memory to the problem of how …

Nicotinic ACh receptors (nAChRs) have been implicated in a variety of brain functions,
including neuronal development, learning and memory formation, and reward. Although …

Rats were trained to self-administer nicotine on a fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement.
Infusion of the nicotinic antagonist chlorisondamine into the cerebral ventricles produced a …

OBJECTIVE: The authors' goal was to investigate whether maternal smoking during
pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of nicotine dependence among adult …

OBJECTIVE: To extend findings from several independent reports of an association between
maternal smoking during pregnancy and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct …

OBJECTIVES. Since cigarette smoking in adolescence represents a crucial entry point in the
progression to illicit drugs, risk factors for adolescent smoking have public health …

RECENT SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES HAVE LED to a greater understanding of the
neurobiological processes that underlie drug abuse and addiction. These suggest that …

Personality, psychopathology and emotional factors are intimately related to smoking, yet
there are few efforts to integrate relevant findings in these areas. Taking a comprehensive …

Background Smoking cessation rates with current therapy are suboptimal. One class of
drugs that may improve cessation is the tricyclics. Objective To add nortriptyline …

The present study investigated whether maternal cigarette smoking and marijuana use
during pregnancy were associated with an increased risk of initiation and daily/regular use …