Exposure to nicotine changes the way your brain functions. Let's imagine your brain as a computer. Like a computer, your brain processes, stores and uses information. In a computer, information travels in the form of electricity moving through wires; information transfer is a binary process, wi...
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Mr. Big is located in a gene called CHRNA5F (nicotinic acetylcholine receptor5) and influences how well nicotine binds to receptors in the brain. People with a certain version of Mr. Big, known as the AA version, are less sensitive to nicotine and have been shown to smoke more. "It ki...
People with depression have lower levels of the chemical dopamine.Dopamineinfluences positive feelings in your brain. The nicotine in cigarettes triggers the production of the chemical dopamine, so smoking may be used as a way to relieve symptoms of depression. However, since nicotine only offers t...
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“Previous studies have been prone to confounding, which happens when an independent variable affects the results. Because our study design uses genetic variations, it does a better job of reducing or controlling for those variables. The influence of smoking on belly fat seems to happen regardless...
Nicotine, the primary component in cigarettes and e-cigarettes, is a highly addictive stimulant that affects concentration, learning, and memory.Even “social” smokers are at risk for memory loss. A 2012 British study concluded that both daily and social smokers’ poor performances on memory ...
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The problem of quitting smoking when you have anxiety disorder Nicotine increases dopamine in the brain,[1] the neurotransmitter often referred to as the “feel good” chemical.[2] This is one of the reasons smokers believe smoking reduces stress. It’s not that smoking reduces stress, but th...