Citation

Debski EA. Brain Res. Bull. 2008; 77(5): 221-226.

Affiliation

Department of Biology, University of Kentucky, 101 T.H. Morgan Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0225, United States.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.brainresbull.2008.08.005

PMID

18789378

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.

Language: en