The time course effects of smoking on stimulus evaluation and response selection. Faster P300 latency after smoking in visual but not auditory oddball tasks. There are many ways to classify human behavior. One of the most prominent ways of describing individuals is in terms of stable patterns of behavior called traits. Extraversion and neuroticism are two of the most well known of these traits.
Individuals also differ substantially on cognitive abilities.
The clusters of overt behavior that defines much of personality and cognitive abilities has been well documented. However, relatively little is known about the underlying or causal structure of these descriptive traits. Methods are now available for examining brain activity that may give an indication of how brain activity and personality traits are related. Nicotine - Human Electrophysiology Nicotine is one of the most widely used psychopharmacologically active substances. There has also been implications that nicotine may be beneficial to children with Tourette's Syndrome or Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder.