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Lady Sidhe · 12-08-2003, 11:53 PM

Actually, research has shown that drinking coffee and/or smoking cigarettes increases ANYone's mental faculties in the short-term. It is not a permanent effect, and thus intelligence does not go up or down, despite TW's claims. This was a big thing when I was taking my psychopharmacology class (I have degrees in psych and CJ, not that they've done me a whole lot of good in the job market *grin*).

Anyway,what the most recent research has shown is that when a person smokes a cigarette, or drinks a cup of coffee, they do better on tasks that require quick thinking and alertness. It has nothing to do with native intelligence, IQ, or the lack thereof. It is a broad-spectrum effect on the brain (alertness) caused by the chemicals caffiene and nicotine.

Lady Sidhe

12-08-2003, 11:53 PM	#10
Lady Sidhe That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.... Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Hammond, La. Posts: 978	Drug Addicts?? Actually, research has shown that drinking coffee and/or smoking cigarettes increases ANYone's mental faculties in the short-term. It is not a permanent effect, and thus intelligence does not go up or down, despite TW's claims. This was a big thing when I was taking my psychopharmacology class (I have degrees in psych and CJ, not that they've done me a whole lot of good in the job market grin). Anyway,what the most recent research has shown is that when a person smokes a cigarette, or drinks a cup of coffee, they do better on tasks that require quick thinking and alertness. It has nothing to do with native intelligence, IQ, or the lack thereof. It is a broad-spectrum effect on the brain (alertness) caused by the chemicals caffiene and nicotine. Lady Sidhe __________________ My free will...I never leave home without it. --House Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be. -Rita Rudner