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Consciousness and anesthesia are related because xenon isotopes with anesthetic properties directly affect consciousness in mice [1], with nuclear spin influencing anesthetic potency and implications for consciousness mechanisms [2], and anesthesia induces states of lower consciousness comparable to disorders of consciousness [3].
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Quantum mechanics and the puzzle of human consciousness alleninstitute.org 1 fact
accountIn a 2018 study, researchers in China explored how four isotopes of xenon, a noble gas with anesthetic properties, affected consciousness in mice.
A virtual clinical trial of psychedelics to treat patients with disorders ... eurekalert.org 1 fact
claimAlnagger et al. validated their method of simulated perturbations by showing that the response to perturbation was lower in states of lower consciousness, such as in patients with disorders of consciousness and healthy participants under anaesthesia, compared to normal waking consciousness.
Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
referenceIn the 2018 study 'Nuclear spin attenuates the anesthetic potency of xenon isotopes in mice: Implications for the mechanisms of anesthesia and consciousness', Li et al. found that nuclear spin affects the anesthetic potency of xenon isotopes in mice.