General Anesthesia and Normal Sleep Affect the Brain in Amazingly Similar Way as Consciousness Fades

“The effects of anesthesia and sleep on brain activity turned out to be surprisingly similar.” via University of Turku What happens in the brain when our conscious awareness of the surrounding world and of ourselves fades during general anesthesia and normal sleep? This fundamental question was studied with novel experimental designs and functional brain imaging by Finnish scientists. They succeeded … Continue reading →