Yale team finds nicotinic receptor essential for cognition — and mental health

Another reason to have a patch or eCig after your stroke. At least in my opinion and my opinion is worthless, no medical background.
I'm reading this in a paper on schizophrenia, I'm sure your stroke doctor has this on his/her reading list.
http://livasperiklis.com/2013/07/03/httpwp-mep29tmj-4ip/
One paragraph from there;
Acetycholine is released when we are awake — but not in deep sleep. These receptors allow prefrontal circuits to come “online” when we awaken, allowing us to perform complex mental tasks. This process is enhanced by caffeine in coffee, which increases acetylcholine release. As their name suggests, nicotinic alpha-7 receptors are also activated by nicotine, which may may help to explain why smoking can focus attention and calm behavior, functions of the prefrontal cortex.
Look at that Amy - Coffee