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Anesthetized brains process sound, semantic info despite unconsciousness

A study published on the 6th, local time, in the international academic journal *Nature* revealed that the brains of ...

While patients lay unconscious under anesthesia, their brains kept decoding stories and preparing for what came next

Baylor College of Medicine researchers have found that the human brain is capable of sophisticated language processing while ...
The Chosun Ilbo on MSN

Anesthetized brains process speech, distinguish word meanings unconsciously

A study published on the 6th, local time, in the international academic journal *Nature* revealed that the brains of ...
The Spectrum

Anesthesia doesn't need to be a scary process

Anesthesia prevents patients from feeling pain during surgery, yet it can be one of the most frightening aspects of surgery for some people. Fear of the unknown is understandable, but finding out what ...
Columbia Daily Tribune

Decision-making and anesthesia — they don’t mix

An anesthesiologist always visits a patient being prepped for any surgery that involves general anesthesia. During the visit, the doctor describes the anesthesia process and asks the patient questions ...
Medscape

General Anesthesia Isn’t Always Necessary — An Expert Explains Why

According to Germany’s Federal Health Reporting database, there were around 16 million surgeries in the country between 2010 and 2016. Data on whether general anesthesia or regional anesthesia was ...