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Sustained performance in a visual reaction time test was examined in 12 moderate smokers. In a control condition without smoking, efficiency decreased over time. In a, condition, where 3 cigarettes were smoked at 20-min intervals, the subjects were able to maintain their initial level of performance throughout the session, mean reaction times being significantly shorter in the smoking than in the control condition. Smoking produced a significant increase in adrenaline excretion and heart rate.
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Frankenhaeuser, M., Myrsten, AL., Post, B. et al. Behavioural and physiological effects of cigarette smoking in a monotonous situation. Psychopharmacologia 22, 1–7 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00401461
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