… findings Focus on neuroscience, nociception to improve anesthesia, paper says People sometimes mistakenly think of general anesthesia as just a really deep sleep but in fact, anesthesia is really four brain states – unconsciousness, …
… April 27, 2021 Research Findings Anesthesia doesn't simply turn off the brain, it changes its … . “There’s a folk psychology or tacit assumption that what anesthesia does is simply ‘turn off’ the brain,” said Earl … with the Brown lab’s expertise in the neuroscience of anesthesia and statistical analysis of neural signals. Brown …
… reliability in gauging unconsciousness under general anesthesia Machine learning software advances could help … that study, 10 healthy volunteers in their 20s underwent anesthesia with the commonly used drug propofol. As the dose … 27 real surgery patients who received propofol for general anesthesia. Even though the algorithms were now being applied …
… neuroscience improve anesthesiology It’s intuitive that anesthesia operates in the brain, but the standard protocol … of the field. His findings allow him to safely give less anesthesia, for example, which can have important benefits … (EEG) brain wave measurements of patients under general anesthesia. In a presentation at the annual meeting of the …
… diverts the travels of brain waves Under propofol general anesthesia very slow frequency traveling waves transform and … finds that unconsciousness induced by the commonly used anesthesia drug propofol has something like that metaphorical … straight in various directions, brains under propofol anesthesia became dominated by powerful, very low frequency …
… November 8, 2023 Research Findings Anesthesia blocks sensation by cutting off communication within the cortex Under propofol general anesthesia, sensory input still reaches the brain, but … cortical regions to all be “on the same page.” General anesthesia evokes a dual mystery: How does it disrupt …
… October 31, 2023 Research Findings Anesthesia technology precisely controls unconsciousness in animal tests An advanced closed-loop anesthesia delivery system that monitors brain state to … in the journal PNAS Nexus. “One of the ways to improve anesthesia care is to give just the right amount of drug …
… when a patient’s state of unconsciousness under general anesthesia is more profound than necessary When patients undergo general anesthesia, their brain activity often slows down as they … researchers analyzed the EEG patterns of patients under anesthesia, has revealed brain wave signatures that could …