Anesthesia "super dream" technique seems to soothe PTSD

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Anesthesia "super dream" technique seems to soothe PTSD

What if you could heal from trauma in your sleep? For most of the history of medical surgery, it’s been commonly assumed that patients do not dream while under anesthetics. However, recent research suggests not only that people can dream under the influence of anesthesia but also that these dreams are different from “normal” dreams — and potentially beneficial for mental health. In March, a team at Stanford University School of Medicine publish…