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
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 15, 2016·4 min readBrain Waves Could Help Predict How We Respond to General AnestheticsA new study could help doctors to predict an individual's response to general anesthetics.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 11, 2016·3 min readA ‘Communication Breakdown’ During General AnesthesiaA new study reveals the neurological mechanisms at work during ketamine anesthesia.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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 3, 2021·6 min readStatistical Model Defines Ketamine Anesthesia’s Effects on the BrainA new statistical model lays groundwork for understanding how ketamine induces an anesthetic response, steps to monitor unconscious patients, and provides new information about brain activity while unconscious.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 27, 2021·5 min readAnesthesia Doesn’t Simply Turn Off the Brain, It Changes Its RhythmsPropofol, the commonly used anesthetic, alters and controls the dynamics of the brain's rhythms. The findings can help doctors better monitor patients under anesthesia with the aid of EEG.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·December 26, 2019·5 min readHow to tell if a brain is awakeStudy finds EEG features may not always be accurate in being able to capture the level of consciousness in patients under anesthesia.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 1, 2017·3 min readCaffeine Shortens Recovery Time From General AnesthesiaA 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.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 24, 2017·3 min readAnesthesia and Surgery during Infancy May Impact White Matter during ChildhoodResearchers report children who underwent general anesthesia and surgery prior to the age of one showed decreased white matter volume and integrity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 24, 2022·4 min readRhythmical Deep SleepResearchers investigate the influence anesthesia has on brain functions.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
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 12, 2019·4 min readAnesthesia sends neurons down the wrong path in unborn rat babiesIn utero exposure to anesthesia appears to disrupt the migration of neurons to developing brain areas critical to language and cognition in rats.Read More
