Nicotine, the Perfect Psychotropic? Dr. Paul Newhouse : 494
The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & Performance
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Is Nicotine a Good Stimulant?
The effect of any drug that has is sort of by directional effect, is really dependent on where you start. So we can show even in rats, if you buy a hundred white rats from a supplier and you give them nicotine, some of them will get a better cognitive performance. And it really depends on which the wear those animals started. The ones that perform really well without nicotine will get worse with nicotine, and the ones that are poor performers will show improvements.
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