The effect of transdermal nicotine patches on sleep and dreams.
Physiology & Behavior June 19, 2006 F Page, Grahame Coleman, Russell Conduit
This study was undertaken to determine the effect of 24-h transdermal nicotine patches on sleep and dream mentation in 15 smokers aged 20 to 33. Utilising a repeated measures design, it was found that more time awake and more ASDA micro-arousals occurred while wearing the nicotine patch compared to placebo. Also, the percentage of REM sleep decreased, but REM latency and the proportion of time...
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2006.04.009 (opens in new tab)
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Humans
Nicotine
Nicotinic agonists
Polysomnography
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