Effect of chronic nicotine consumption on motor cortical excitability: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study

ConclusionThe present results confirm previous findings by Grundey et al. (2013) that chronic nicotine consumption is characterized by hyperexcitability of corticospinal output. We speculate that it is a secondary adaptation to long-term nicotine use with high inter-individual variance.
Source: Neurophysiologie Clinique - Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research