Re-examination of arousing and de-arousing effects of cigarette smoking.
An attempt was made to replicate arousing and de-arousing effects of cigarette smoking originally reported by Golding and Mangan. Changes in electrodermal activity, heart rate, and magnitude in the EEG alpha (7.5-11.5 Hz) and beta (13.5-20 Hz) bands were measured under conditions of both mild sensory isolation as well as stress induced by loud white-noise. Under both conditions, real smoking as well as sham smoking an unlit cigarette increased beta activity and the skin potential response. In contrast, only real smoking produced a significant increase in heart rate, decrease in alpha activity, and increase in skin potential. De-arousing effects reported by Golding and Mangan for white-noise stress were not replicated.
Hori
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Department of Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Japan.
Hayashi
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Oka
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M
Agari
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I
Kawabe
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K
Takagi
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M
D000328:Adult; D000513:Alpha Rhythm; D001143:Arousal / Q000187:drug effects*; D001611:Beta Rhythm; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D005712:Galvanic Skin Response / Q000187:drug effects; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009538:Nicotine / Q000494:pharmacology; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*
D009538:Nicotine