Nicotine Inspired Schizophrenia Treatments

Nicotine use is remarkably common among people with schizophrenia, with smoking rates far higher than those of the general population. Researchers believe that nicotine can temporarily enhance specific cognitive functions, such as attention and information processing, which the disorder often impairs. Because of this connection, scientists have explored treatments that mimic some of nicotine's effects on the brain without the harmful consequences of smoking.

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