The analysis of the central and the autonomic nervous systems (CNS, ANS) activities during
general anesthesia (GA) provides fundamental information for the study of neural processes …

Reliable electroencephalography (EEG) signatures of transitions between consciousness
and unconsciousness under anaesthesia have not yet been identified. Herein we examined …

Human consciousness is considered a result of the synchronous “humming” of multiple
dynamic networks. We performed a dynamic functional connectivity analysis using resting …

We have traditionally definedloss of consciousness'(LOC) andregain of
consciousness'(ROC) during general anesthesia in terms of behavioral correlates. We are …

Human consciousness is widely understood to be underpinned by rich and diverse
functional networks, whose breakdown results in unconsciousness. Candidate neural …

Despite their routine use during surgical procedures, no consensus has yet been reached
on the precise mechanisms by which hypnotic anesthetic agents produce their effects …

Introduction Recent evidence suggests that the conscious brain is characterized by a
diverse repertoire of functional connectivity patterns while the anesthetized brain shows …

Applying graph theoretical analysis of spontaneous BOLD fluctuations in functional
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we investigated whole-brain functional connectivity of …

Anesthetics are among the most widely used drugs affecting the CNS. While we have a
reasonable understanding of the pharmacological effects of anesthetics (Brown et al., 2011) …

Background The neurophysiologic mechanisms of propofol-induced loss of consciousness
have been studied in detail at the macro (scalp electroencephalogram) and micro (spiking or …