When patients undergo general anesthesia, doctors can choose among several drugs. Although each of these drugs acts on neurons in different ways, they all lead to the same result: a disruption of the ...

A hospital's overall experience with general anesthesia (GA) or conscious sedation (CS) may influence how anesthesia choice ...

Researchers identified the binding site of a commonly used anesthetic. The site sits on sodium ion channels, revealing how it suppresses signaling and offering insights into anesthetic mechanisms.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Anesthesia is an important tool for exploring human consciousness, but scientists still aren’t quite sure how it works, despite using it on patients ...

The unconscious brain appears to be far more capable than scientists once believed. Researchers found that patients under general anesthesia could still process language at a sophisticated level, ...

Every patient who undergoes surgery places tremendous trust in the medical team, including the anesthesiologist or CRNA. Anesthesia allows patients to undergo procedures without pain or awareness. It ...

A growing body of neuroscience research is challenging the long-held assumption that general anesthesia works by simply switching the brain off. Instead, multiple independent studies now point to a ...

Dr. Sameer Sheth, professor of neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine stated, "Our findings show that the brain is far more active and capable during unconsciousness than previously thought. Even ...