Nicotine usage is associated with elevated processing speed, spatial working memory, and visual learning performance in youth at ultrahigh-risk for psychosis

Tina Gupta; Vijay A. Mittal

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2014.07.085

Nicotine usage is associated with elevated processing speed, spatial working memory, and visual learning performance in youth at ultrahigh-risk for psychosis

Tina Gupta^*, Vijay A. Mittal

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Abstract

Research has stressed a link between nicotine and cognition in schizophrenia but this has not been examined in youth at ultrahigh-risk (UHR) for psychosis. A total of 35 UHR and 32 control participants were assessed for naturalistic nicotine-use and administered a cognitive battery. Smoking was reported more frequently in the UHR group (46%) than controls (22%). Frequent smoking was associated with elevated cognitive performance in the UHR group, highlighting a need for experimental investigations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	687-690
Number of pages	4
Journal	Psychiatry Research
Volume	220
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2014.07.085
State	Published - Dec 15 2014

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Cognition
Nicotine
Prodrome

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Biological Psychiatry

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Nicotine usage is associated with elevated processing speed, spatial working memory, and visual learning performance in youth at ultrahigh-risk for psychosis

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