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Uncovering the mechanism of our oldest anesthetic
- CapitalistCartr 11y agoAlcohol, used since time immemorial; Ether, since the sixteenth century; Psychedelics such as peyote and psilocybin mushrooms, used by the Native Americans since before Columbus? Nope, laughing gas from the Eighteenth Century; hardly our oldest. Good article; wrong title.
- phkahler 11y agoWhile very interesting, I don't think a unique brain wave pattern is indicative of the mechanism. I'm curious how anesthetics are dosed and why monitoring brain activity during use is apparently a new thing - it seems like a good idea.