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Does nicotine improve cognitive function?

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  1. Laboratory of Experimental Psychology, University of Sussex, BN19QG, Falmer, Sussex, UK

    J. Rusted, L. Graupner, N. O'Connell & C. Nicholls

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Rusted, J., Graupner, L., O'Connell, N. et al. Does nicotine improve cognitive function?. Psychopharmacology 115, 547–549 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02245580

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