Hacker News with Generative AI: Anesthesia

The Nature of Consciousness in Anaesthesia (sciencedirect.com)
Neuroscientists agree on the value of locating the source of consciousness within the brain.
Neuroscience, Consciousness, Anesthesia
11 points by bookofjoe 18 days ago | 0 comments
In kids, EEG monitoring of consciousness safely reduces anesthetic use (news.mit.edu)
Newly published results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial in Japan among more than 170 children aged 1 to 6 who underwent surgery show that by using electroencephalogram (EEG) readings of brain waves to monitor unconsciousness, an anesthesiologist can significantly reduce the amount of the anesthesia administered to safely induce and sustain each patient’s anesthetized state.
Medical Research, Anesthesia, Children's Health, Brain Science
139 points by LorenDB 23 days ago | 85 comments
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
15 points by PaulHoule 28 days ago | 6 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 235 days ago | 234 comments
Study reveals how anesthesia drug propofol induces unconsciousness (news.mit.edu)
Anesthesia, Neuroscience, Medicine, Science
41 points by bookofjoe 311 days ago | 11 comments
Revolution in the air: how laughing gas changed the world (theguardian.com)
History, Science, Medicine, Anesthesia
5 points by pepys 319 days ago | 0 comments
Laughing Gas Changed the World (theguardian.com)
History, Science, Medicine, Anesthesia
17 points by bagpuss 323 days ago | 2 comments