A Neurochemical and Electrophysiological Study on the Combined Effects of Caffeine and Nicotine in the Cortex of Rats.

Iman M Mourad Neveen A Noor Haitham S Mohammed Heba S Aboul Ezz Yasser A Khadrawy

Published in: Basic and clinical neuroscience (2021)

These findings suggest that caffeine and nicotine adversely exacerbate their stimulant effects manifested by the EEG changes mediated by increasing cholinergic transmission and disturbing the balance between the excitatory and inhibitory amino acids leading to oxidative stress.

Keyphrases

oxidative stress
functional connectivity
smoking cessation
amino acid
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
resting state
dna damage
working memory
heat shock