Smoking abstinence impairs executive function, which may promote continued smoking
behavior and relapse. The differential influence of nicotine and non‐nicotine (ie sensory …

BACKGROUND: When nicotine-dependent human subjects abstain from cigarette smoking,
they exhibit deficits in working memory. An understanding of the neural substrates of such …

Brief abstinence from smoking impairs cognition, particularly executive function, and this has
a role in relapse to smoking. This study examined whether working memory-related brain …

Nicotine withdrawal is associated with subtle working memory deficits that predict
subsequent relapse. We examined the neural substrates underlying these processes in …

Rationale Beyond the amelioration of deprivation-induced impairments, and in contrast to
effects on attentional processes, the cognitive-enhancing properties of nicotine on working …

We previously reported that compared with a non-deprivation state, overnight abstinence
from cigarette smoking was associated with higher brain activity in the left dorsolateral …

Previous literature has reported effects of nicotine withdrawal on brain function during
cognitive tasks such as verbal working memory (VWM). Mechanisms of these withdrawal …

Rationale Efficient function of neurocircuitry that supports working memory occurs within a
narrow range of dopamine neurotransmission. Work in rodents has shown that exposure to …

To elucidate the neural correlates of cognitive effects of nicotine, we examined behavioral
performance and blood oxygenation level-dependent regional brain activity, using functional …

Abstract Impaired attention ('difficulty concentrating') is a cognitive symptom of nicotine
withdrawal that may be an important contributor to smoking relapse. However, the …