Top-down mechanisms of anesthetic-induced unconsciousness
The question of how structurally and pharmacologically diverse general anesthetics disrupt consciousness has persisted since the 19th century. There has traditionally been a significant focus on bottom-up mechanisms of anesthetic action, in terms of sensory processing, arousal systems and structura...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnsys.2014.00115/full |