Suppressing the Mind

1. Introduction
Anthony Hudetz, Robert Pearce

2. Molecular Targets of General Anesthetics in the Nervous System
Hugh C. Hemmings

3. A Neurochemical Perspective on States of Consciousness
Christopher J. Watson, Helen A. Baghdoyan, Ralph Lydic

4. Anesthetic Modulation of Auditory Perception: Linking Cellular, Circuit, and Behavioral Effects
Matthew I. Banks

5. Cortical Disintegration Mechanism of Anesthetic-Induced Unconsciousness
Anthony Hudetz

6. Anesthesia and the Thalamocortical System
Michael T. Alkire

7. Anesthesia-Induced State Transitions in Neuronal Populations
Jamie Sleigh, Moira Steyn-Ross, Alistair Steyn-Ross, Logan Voss, Marcus Wilson

8. Anesthesia Awareness: When the Mind Is Not Suppressed
George A. Mashour

9. Loss of Recall and the Hippocampal Circuit Effects Produced by Anesthetics
M. Bruce MacIver

10. Modulation of the Hippocampal θ-Rhythm as a Mechanism for Anesthetic-Induced Amnesia
Misha Perouansky, Robert Pearce

11. Propofol Amnesia – What is Going on in the Brain?
Robert A. Veselis, Kane O. Pryor

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Anesthesiology, Neurosciences, Human Physiology, Neurology