Hacker News with Generative AI: Anesthesia

General anesthesia reduces uniqueness of brain's functional 'fingerprint' (medicalxpress.com)
General anesthesia suppresses the unique functional connectivity patterns in the brain, making it difficult to distinguish individuals based on their neural activity.
Neuroscience, Anesthesia, Brain, Functional Connectivity
13 points by PaulHoule 15 hours ago | 5 comments
New research on anesthesia and microtubules gives new clues about consciousness (sciencedaily.com)
New research by Wellesley College professor Mike Wiest and a group of Wellesley College undergraduate students has yielded important experimental results relevant to this debate, by examining how anesthesia affects the brain.
Anesthesia, Neuroscience, Consciousness, Research
150 points by isaacfrond 208 days ago | 234 comments
Study reveals how anesthesia drug propofol induces unconsciousness (news.mit.edu)
Anesthesia, Neuroscience, Medicine, Science
41 points by bookofjoe 283 days ago | 11 comments
Revolution in the air: how laughing gas changed the world (theguardian.com)
History, Science, Medicine, Anesthesia
5 points by pepys 291 days ago | 0 comments
Laughing Gas Changed the World (theguardian.com)
History, Science, Medicine, Anesthesia
17 points by bagpuss 296 days ago | 2 comments