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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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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