Analogous cortical reorganization accompanies entry into states of reduced consciousness during anesthesia and sleep.
Cerebral Cortex August 23, 2023 Bryan M Krause, Declan I Campbell, Christopher K Kovach et al.
Theories of consciousness suggest that brain mechanisms underlying transitions into and out of unconsciousness are conserved no matter the context or precipitating conditions. We compared signatures of these mechanisms using intracranial electroencephalography in neurosurgical patients during propofol anesthesia and overnight sleep and found strikingly similar reorganization of human cortical...