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Consciousness Is Partly Preserved during General Anesthesia7/10/18
Finnish researchers have gained new information on brain activity during general anesthesia by recording changes in the electrical activity of the brain. They discovered that changes in electroencephalogram correlated with the loss of consciousness itself and also by the non-specific effects of the drugs. Nearly all participants recalled dreaming during unresponsiveness and, somewhat surprisingly, words presented during anesthesia were still processed in the brain even though the participants were unable to recall them later. The cover of the July 2018 issue of Anesthesiology (image: Sara Jarret, CMI). See more at ScienceDaily: 3 July 2018 The articles can be downloaded free of charge from Dreaming and awareness during dexmedetomidine- and propofol-induced unresponsiveness Spoken words are processed during dexmedetomidine-induced unresponsiveness More information about the Anesthesia Mechanisms Study Group |
7/10/18 | Consciousness Is Partly Preserved during General Anesthesia |
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