General Anesthesia: A Probe to Explore Consciousness

General Anesthesia: A Probe to Explore Consciousness

General anesthesia reversibly alters consciousness, without shutting down the brain globally. Depending on the anesthetic agent and dose, it may produce different consciousness states including a complete absence of subjective experience (unconsciousness), a conscious experience without perception o...

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Main Authors: Vincent Bonhomme, Cécile Staquet, Javier Montupil, Aline Defresne, Murielle Kirsch, Charlotte Martial, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, Camille Chatelle, Stephen Karl Larroque, Federico Raimondo, Athena Demertzi, Olivier Bodart, Steven Laureys, Olivia Gosseries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
Subjects:
general anesthesia
consciousness
mechanisms
brain function
brain networks
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnsys.2019.00036/full

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