Does nicotine help understand concepts?

[Anonymous No.10756440]

I'm unsure if it's an illusion or if nicotine being a relaxant and stimulant actually helps the brain understand concepts.

It could easily be the illusion of the nicotine buzz making you feel empowered but GOLLEY back when I use to do the vapor I felt I was more productive. ( also I haven't used any form of nicotine in over a year so the withdrawl is definitely over.)

[Anonymous No.10756450]

No.

[Anonymous No.10756463]

yes

[Anonymous No.10756482]

>>10756440
I became immensely smarter after using it, though I don’t know if it’s confirmation bias or just my classes got easier.

[Anonymous No.10756485]

>>10756440
no, thats what amphetamines are for

[Anonymous No.10756492]

>>10756440
Nicotine is a nootropic, like caffeine, like all new drugs in the emerging market of brain supplements; so yes, it makes perfect sense.

[Anonymous No.10756523]

>>10756440
it helps your alertness and focus and that's literally it. you can achieve the same effect with nofap and discipline, but most people won't give up procrastination or self-pleasure because they're pavlovian chimps.

[Anonymous No.10756663]

>>10756440
I'm a pretty against using nicotine since I've witnessed so many people become heavily addicted to it. But could someone explain why and how nicotine can help with studies and such? I would love to see if it would help me study better but idk if it's worth.

[Anonymous No.10756679]

>>10756663
do NOT use it to study. you'll form an unhealthy addictive loop and need to be constantly smoking to achieve efficacy. if anything, only use it for reflecting on the material or taking a brief break between study periods.

[Anonymous No.10756690]

>>10756440
I took two small hits of nicotiana rustica and it nearly put me on my ass. Floating feeling, wobbly legs. Made me very retarded.

[Anonymous No.10756703]

>>10756679
>need to be constantly smoking to achieve efficacy.
That's called being a patrician.

[Anonymous No.10756706]

>>10756703
yeah but you notice spike is actually never smoking during action sequences.

[Anonymous No.10756780]

>>10756679
This. Nicotine buzz lasts like 5 min lol. Why do you think smokers huff on them nonstop. Nicrotines effectiveness to addictivness rate IS TRASH

[Anonymous No.10757327]

IdkOP but I took shrooms and now I dont like vaping anymore

[Anonymous No.10757461]

>>10756440
"when i feed my addiction i feel better, does this mean my addiction is good?"

no

[Anonymous No.10757487]

High levels of nicotine help accommodate material, but low levels during sleep improve retention.

https://www.pnas.org/content/101/7/2140.short

I don't have a paper, but I've read nicotine tends to enhance performance measures, but at a reduction in accuracy/uncertainty.

If you have ADHD nicotine would be more useful. They've used nicotine patches in kids and old people to improve attention.

Nicotine itself isn't largely addictive in animals and when they used normally in kids etc, it's in combination with MAOIs it gains potency (cigarettes have harmine, harmaline, and probably some other ones).

[Anonymous No.10757488]

>>10756440
Nicotine gum turns me into a flirting master, words, ideas and jokes come to me extremely easily during a conversation.

[Anonymous No.10757491]

>>10756679
Nicotine gum is the way to go, as it isnt at least to me addictive.

[Anonymous No.10757494]

>>10756780
The buzz lasts a few minutes but it is followed by a euphoria phase that lasts a few hours

[Anonymous No.10758616]

>>10756440
athletes which compete in team sports often use chewing tobbacoo as doping stimulant.

[Anonymous No.10758627]

>>10758616
baseball isn’t a real sport, sorry

[Anonymous No.10758661]

>>10757461
>"when i feed my addiction i feel better, does this mean my addiction is good?"

I like your perspective anon, thanks for posting

[Anonymous No.10758671]

>>10756440
https://www.gwern.net/Nicotine

[Anonymous No.10758684]

>>10758627
>Does nicotine help understand concepts?
>baseball isn’t a real sport
You don't smoke enough, moron.
I loathe sports, including e-sports, and you know what? Baseball is the same gibbering-retarded shit as football, which is fucking stupid as hell to begin with.

"DUH, KICKBALL AND HANDEGG ARE SPORTS, BUT STICKBALL IS NOT." Your argument is dumb, and you should feel dumb.

[Anonymous No.10758692]

>>10756450
Wrong.

[Anonymous No.10758909]

>>10756440
Nicotine is definitely a stimulant and has been used for a very long time for that effect