http://mindhacks.com/2012/01/04/anesthesia-as-a-consciousness-scalpel/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:47:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mindhacks.com/2012/01/04/anesthesia-as-a-consciousness-scalpel/#comment-24938 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:13:58 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=21089#comment-24938 [...] Anesthesia as a consciousness scalpel – [...]

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2012/01/04/anesthesia-as-a-consciousness-scalpel/#comment-24935 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:16:30 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=21089#comment-24935 Fascinating. I wonder about anesthetizing specific parts of the brain; for example, I know that left- or right-side anaesthesia, applied to the entire hemisphere, can interfere with facial recognition (and presumably a whole lot of other stuff)… it could be interesting to try to deliver pinpoint doses to various regions to test the effects, both in experience and communication.

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2012/01/04/anesthesia-as-a-consciousness-scalpel/#comment-24924 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:00:40 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=21089#comment-24924 Do these experiements control for accuracy of conscious perception, or it is possible that the reported experience was something they anticipated or imagined before going under — e.g., doctors talking in the room, etc.?

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