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·May 28, 2016·2 min read

Music For The Eyes

Researchers report patients who listen to relaxing music prior to eye surgery tend to have less anxiety and require less sedation than those who didn't.

Diagram shows how ketamine affects the brain.

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·May 11, 2016·3 min read

A ‘Communication Breakdown’ During General Anesthesia

A new study reveals the neurological mechanisms at work during ketamine anesthesia.

Diagram shows how brain networks during the transition to unconsciousness during propofol sedation.

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·January 15, 2016·4 min read

Brain Waves Could Help Predict How We Respond to General Anesthetics

A new study could help doctors to predict an individual's response to general anesthetics.

Illustration of a brain with balls inside all networked together.

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·October 13, 2015·5 min read

How the Brain Controls Sleep

Researchers have discovered a brain circuit that can trigger small regions of the brain to fall asleep or become less alert, while the rest of the brain remains awake.

This shows a child undergoing anesthesia.

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·August 13, 2015·7 min read

Differences in How Anesthesia Affects the Brains of Children and Adults

Two new studies detail the way general anesthesia affects the brains of both older patients and children.

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·July 14, 2015·5 min read

Amazing Case of Man With 90 Minute Memory

Researchers 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".

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·July 6, 2015·5 min read

Brainwave Changes Revealed in Patients Receiving Nitrous Oxide

Researchers reveal key brainwave changes in patients who receive nitrous oxide.

This image shows two surgeons performing an operation.

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·June 8, 2015·5 min read

Study Links Surgical Anesthesia to Lower IQ and Decreased Gray Matter Density in Young Children

A 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.

This image shows a slide of the three types of cells in the rat visual cortex.

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·October 4, 2014·2 min read

Waking Up the Visual System

Researchers observe changes in two populations of visual cortex neurons in rodents waking from anesthesia.

The image shows hippocampal neurons and dendrites.

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·July 28, 2014·6 min read

Study Suggests Disruptive Effects of Anesthesia on Brain Cell Connections Are Temporary

A new study of brain cells from juvenile rats suggests the effects of a common anesthetic, isoflurane, on the connections between neurons are temporary.