Integrating the Science of Consciousness and AnesthesiaMashour, George (2006) Integrating the Science of Consciousness and Anesthesia. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 103. pp. 975-982. Full text available as:
AbstractThe nature and mechanism of human consciousness is emerging as one of the most important scientific and philosophical questions of the 21st century. Disregarded as a subject of serious inquiry throughout most of the 20th century, it has now regained legitimacy as a scientific endeavor. The investigation of consciousness and mechanisms of general anesthesia have begun to converge. The present article provides an introduction to the study of consciousness, describes the neural correlates of consciousness that may be targets of general anesthetics, and suggests an integrated approach to the science of consciousness and anesthesia.
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