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This is a representation of the molecular structure of Isoflurane.

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·July 29, 2013·4 min read

Surgical Anesthetic Appears to Treat Drug Resistant Depression

Researchers discover the anesthetic drug isoflurane could help treat drug resistant depression.

The image shows the location of the dentate gyrus, marked as DG, in the hippocampal region.

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·June 5, 2013·3 min read

Study Expands Concerns About Anesthesia’s Impact on the Brain

Using 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.

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·March 4, 2013·5 min read

How the Brain Loses and Regains Consciousness

Using EEG to track brain activity, researchers identify distinctive brain patterns associated with general anesthesia as patients lost and regained consciousness.