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Emery N. Brown, innovative neuroscientist, statistician and anesthesiologist earns National Medal of Science

January 03, 2025

… does in the operating room, anesthesiologists who monitor EEG readings during surgery can obtain a more direct and … , Brown’s lab demonstrated a closed-loop system that uses EEG signals to precisely adjust anesthetic dose to maintain …

At AAAS, Brown explains how statistics, neuroscience improve anesthesiology

February 16, 2018

… brain at the center of practice anesthesia consciousness EEG neural systems arousal It’s intuitive that anesthesia … (i.e. statistical) understanding of electroencephalogram (EEG) brain wave measurements of patients under general … patterns of brain waves and how monitoring them via EEG data can lead to better care. He spoke as part of a …

Age effects of anesthesia

… age . That same year, Brown also helped to lead a study of EEG patterns in dozens of infants who were undergoing … via their analyses was that total rhythm power evident in EEG measurements was greatest at age 8 and declined with age after that. Also, all children showed similar EEG rhythm patterns after age 1 but infants lacked the …

Anesthesia technology precisely controls unconsciousness in animal tests

October 31, 2023

… need to determine a marker of unconsciousness based on EEG measurements of human brain rhythms, rather than animal …

Effects of general anesthetics on the brain

… are readily evident in the real-time electroencephalogram (EEG) measurements that anesthesiologists can make and monitor … how the changes in brain rhythms, as evidenced in the EEG measurements, alter consciousness, memory, motor function … Ketamine In 2016, Brown and collaborators looked at EEG recordings made from 12 surgery patients who received …

Small studies of 40Hz sensory stimulation confirm safety, suggest Alzheimer’s benefits

December 01, 2022

… after a few minutes of exposure, as measured with EEG electrodes. The study also included two patients with … They underwent baseline and follow-up visits including EEG measurements during stimulation, MRI scans of brain … “sleepy or drowsy.” Meanwhile, measurements taken with EEG scalp electrodes clustered at frontal and occipital sites …

The Sleeping Brain

September 14, 2023

… an arousal state that matches natural non-REM sleep in EEG. A big question is whether “dex”-induced sleep then …

Innovations giving neuroscientists exciting new ways to gain insights, symposium speakers say

October 25, 2018

… sort through that complex landscape. Emery Brown shows EEG readings from all over the brain of a patient under … By advancing rigorous statistical methods to analyze EEG readings of patients under general anesthesia, Brown has … closed loop system that can regulate dosing in response to EEG readings. Making ‘mini-brains’ For ethical and logistical …

"Reanimation"

… dysfunctions, particularly in the elderly. Above: EEG waves show a much more aroused state compared to under …

Brown wins share of 2022 Gruber Neuroscience Prize

May 17, 2022

… by analyzing the oscillatory patterns observed in the EEG along with the locations of their molecular targets, and … allows an anesthesiologist to dose the patient based on EEG readouts (neural oscillations) of the patient’s …