Brain scans reveal how anesthesia gas alters pain and memory

NCT ID NCT06044740

Summary

This study aimed to understand how a low dose of the anesthetic gas sevoflurane affects how the brain processes pain and forms memories. Researchers used MRI brain scans on 42 healthy volunteers while they performed memory tasks and experienced mild pain, both with and without the gas. The goal was to map the brain's activity to fill a knowledge gap, not to develop a new treatment.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

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