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·August 24, 2017·3 min read

Anesthesia and Surgery during Infancy May Impact White Matter during Childhood

Researchers report children who underwent general anesthesia and surgery prior to the age of one showed decreased white matter volume and integrity.

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·August 1, 2017·3 min read

Caffeine Shortens Recovery Time From General Anesthesia

A new study reveals animals injected with caffeine during the last 10 minutes of exposure to general anesthetic woke more quickly than those injected with saline solution. Waking times became significantly quicker with higher doses of caffeine.

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·April 19, 2017·4 min read

What a Trip: First Evidence for Higher State of Consciousness Found

Researchers observe a sustained increase in neural signal diversity in people under the influence of psychedelics.

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·November 11, 2016·4 min read

New Insights Into Activity Patterns Inside the Anesthetized Brain

Under anesthesia, the nerve cells change their mode of operation by firing more synchronously, and by becoming surprisingly reactive to environmental stimuli, researchers report.

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·October 25, 2016·6 min read

Activating Certain Neurons May Spur Recovery From General Anesthesia

Using optogenetics to activate dopamine receptors in the ventral tegmental area could help people regain consciousness following general anesthesia, researchers report.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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".