Researchers have recorded direct evidence that the human hippocampus continues to process spoken words, grammar, and meaning ...

The unconscious brain appears to be far more capable than scientists once believed. Researchers found that patients under ...

Many anesthesia and pain management programs are operating at or beyond capacity. The leaders running them say the biggest obstacles are structural, not clinical. Practices and clinics packed beyond ...

Awareness during anesthesia is a serious complication with potential long-term psychological consequences. Use of the bispectral index (BIS), developed from a processed electroencephalogram, has been ...

Here are is one of the challenges affecting ambulatory anesthesia, and advice from experts for handling it effectively. The full story, “5 Current Challenges in Ambulatory Anesthesia,” appears in the ...

Anesthesia affects receptors in the brain, which may cause side effects following surgery. However, evidence that anesthesia causes long-term memory loss is inconclusive. Some people may experience ...

General anesthesia makes you unconscious and pain-free during surgery, ensuring you don’t feel or remember anything while surgeons perform the procedure safely. General anesthesia is a procedure in ...

The more patients I talked to, the more crying stories I heard. Questions beget questions. That’s certainly true for reporters; a lot of times when we’re working on one story, we stumble on another ...