The Brain Could Continue to Listen Under General Anesthesia, According to a Recent Study
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General anesthesia has been considered for decades to be a state of deep unconsciousness in which the brain drastically reduces its activity. However, a new research published in Nature magazine suggests that the brain may remain much more alert than thought, even when a person is completely anesthetized.The study, led by scientists at Baylor College of Medicine, in the United States, found that certain brain areas continue to process sounds and…
Researchers at the University of Tübingen have identified that the hippocampus, the brain region responsible for memory formation, undergoes brief states in which its circuits become more receptive to new information. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, reveals that changes in alertness can influence how experiences are encoded. Researchers analyzed hippocampal activity in mice. The research team monitored neural activity …
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