FeaturedNeuroscience·April 4, 2012·4 min readPrimitive Consciousness Emerges First as You Awaken from AnesthesiaAwakening from anesthesia is often associated with an initial phase of delirious struggle before the full restoration of awareness and...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 4, 2013·5 min readHow the Brain Loses and Regains ConsciousnessUsing EEG to track brain activity, researchers identify distinctive brain patterns associated with general anesthesia as patients lost and regained consciousness.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 5, 2013·3 min readStudy Expands Concerns About Anesthesia’s Impact on the BrainUsing laboratory mice, researchers show anesthesia's neurotoxic effects depend upon the age of the neurons in the brain and not the age of the animal undergoing anesthesia.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 29, 2013·4 min readSurgical Anesthetic Appears to Treat Drug Resistant DepressionResearchers discover the anesthetic drug isoflurane could help treat drug resistant depression.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 19, 2014·2 min readRats’ Brains May Remember Odor Experienced While Under General AnesthesiaA new study reports rats brains could remember odors experienced while the animal was under general anesthetic.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 9, 2014·3 min readTo Recover Consciousness, Brain Activity Passes through Newly Detected StatesNew research suggest the anesthetized brain must pass through certain way stations on the path back to consciousness.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 28, 2014·6 min readStudy Suggests Disruptive Effects of Anesthesia on Brain Cell Connections Are TemporaryA new study of brain cells from juvenile rats suggests the effects of a common anesthetic, isoflurane, on the connections between neurons are temporary.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·October 4, 2014·2 min readWaking Up the Visual SystemResearchers observe changes in two populations of visual cortex neurons in rodents waking from anesthesia.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 8, 2015·5 min readStudy Links Surgical Anesthesia to Lower IQ and Decreased Gray Matter Density in Young ChildrenA new study reports children who received general anesthetic prior to the age of four had lower IQ, decreased gray matter density in posterior areas of the brain and diminished language comprehension.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 6, 2015·5 min readBrainwave Changes Revealed in Patients Receiving Nitrous OxideResearchers reveal key brainwave changes in patients who receive nitrous oxide.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 14, 2015·5 min readAmazing Case of Man With 90 Minute MemoryResearchers claim the case of a man who suffers from extreme anterograde amnesia following a trip to the dentist is "like nothing we have ever seen before".Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 13, 2015·7 min readDifferences in How Anesthesia Affects the Brains of Children and AdultsTwo new studies detail the way general anesthesia affects the brains of both older patients and children.Read More