Effects of environmental tobacco smoke exposure on brain functioning in never-smoking adolescents
Publication year
2020Number of pages
14 p.
Source
Brain and Behavior, 10, 8, (2020), article e01619ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
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Cognitive Neuroscience
Journal title
Brain and Behavior
Volume
vol. 10
Issue
iss. 8
Languages used
English (eng)
Subject
Behaviour Change and Well-being; Developmental Psychopathology; Radboudumc 13: Stress-related disorders DCMN: Donders Center for Medical Neuroscience; Radboud University Medical CenterAbstract
Introduction: Brain functioning, as indexed by event-related potentials (ERPs) representing smoking cue reactivity, inhibitory control, and reward processing, has been found to be compromised in smokers. However, whether environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure in never smokers results in similar brain changes is unknown. This question is particularly relevant during adolescence, given ongoing brain maturation and a high risk of smoking initiation. The present study tested the associations between ETS exposure and ERPs reflecting cue reactivity (P3, LPP), inhibitory control (N2, P3), and reward processing (anticipation P3 (P3), feedback-related negativity (FRN)) among never-smoking adolescents. Methods: Eighty-four never-smoking adolescents (nonexposed = 32, exposed = 52) performed a smoking cue reactivity, a Go/NoGo, and a monetary incentive delay (MID) task while ERPs were measured. Results: Exposed and nonexposed groups did not differ in ERPs reflecting smoking cue reactivity, inhibitory control, and reward processing. A negative correlation between ETS exposure and the anticipatory P3 suggests reduced anticipatory reward sensitivity for nondrug rewards with increased levels of ETS exposure. However, since this effect was not consistent across analyses, no strong conclusions can be formulated. In the current study, few participants reported high levels of ETS exposure; therefore, further study is necessary. Conclusions: Nevertheless, from this study, it can be concluded that low-to-moderate exposure to ETS during adolescence does not result in functional brain changes related to smoking cue reactivity, inhibitory control, and reward processing.
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