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2. Effects of nicotine on human brain development - Wikipedia

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   When nicotine enters the brain it stimulates, among other activities, the midbrain dopaminergic neurons situated in the ventral tegmental area and pars compacta. [12] Nicotine negatively affects the prefrontal cortex of the developing brain. Prenatal nicotine exposure can result in long-term adverse effects to the developing brain.

3. Microdosing nicotine: Could it actually be good for your ...

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   "While microdosing nicotine may provide a short-lived cognitive boost, the long-term impacts of nicotine use can potentially compromise overall brain health. It is important to note that nicotine ...

4. Alpha-4 beta-2 nicotinic receptor - Wikipedia

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   A 2015 review noted that stimulation of the α4β2 nicotinic receptor in the brain is responsible for certain improvements in attentional performance; [4] among the nicotinic receptor subtypes, nicotine has the highest binding affinity at the α4β2 receptor (k i =1 nM), which is also the primary biological target that mediates nicotine's ...

5. Nicotine - Wikipedia

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   Nicotine is a secondary metabolite produced in a variety of plants in the family Solanaceae, most notably in tobacco Nicotiana tabacum, where it can be found at high concentrations of 0.5 to 7.5%. [180] Nicotine is also found in the leaves of other tobacco species, such as Nicotiana rustica (in amounts of 2–14%).

6. FDA authorizes Zyn nicotine pouches, cites lower risk than ...

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   Zyn, an alternative to traditional chewing tobacco products, is a nicotine pouch that does not contain tobacco. Nicotine in adolescence can harm the parts of the brain that control attention ...

7. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor - Wikipedia

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   Nicotinic receptors get their name from nicotine which does not stimulate the muscarinic acetylcholine receptors but selectively binds to the nicotinic receptors instead. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The muscarinic acetylcholine receptor likewise gets its name from a chemical that selectively attaches to that receptor— muscarine . [ 6 ]

8. Stimulant - Wikipedia

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   Nicotine exerts its effects through the agonism of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, resulting in multiple downstream effects such as increase in activity of dopaminergic neurons in the midbrain reward system, and acetaldehyde one of the tobacco constituent decreased the expression of monoamine oxidase in the brain. [154] Nicotine is addictive ...

9. Nicotine pouches for your mouth are becoming increasingly ...

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   A relatively new nicotine product with a tobacco-free and smokeless design has drawn in a wave of new users in just the past year: oral nicotine pouches that sit at the gums and are nearly ...