General anesthesia — the enabler of modern surgery and medical intervention — is one of the great triumphs of the scientific method. Ether, the compound from which almost all modern anesthetics are ...

A recent neuropsychological evaluation diagnosis impugned several controversial theories about anesthesia and cognitive decline. As a medicinal therapy to relieve pain and brain dysfunction, ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Anesthesia is an important tool for exploring human consciousness, but scientists still aren’t quite sure how it works, despite using it on patients ...