Plasticity and language in the anaesthetized human hippocampus.
Nature June 1, 2026 Kalman A Katlowitz, Eric R Cole, Elizabeth A Mickiewicz et al.
Consciousness is a fundamental component of cognition1, but the degree to which higher-order pattern recognition relies on it remains disputed2,3. Here we demonstrate the persistence of oddball discrimination, semantic processing and online prediction in individuals under general-anaesthesia-induced loss of consciousness4,5. Using high-density Neuropixels microelectrodes6 to record both...