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New research shows how general anesthesia induces unconsciousness. A "billiard-like break shot" scatters lipid clusters in cell membranes, which releases an enzyme that liberates potassium from ion channels, leaving neurons hyper-polarized and inhibiting their ability to fire. : science
https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/gxeiwi/new_research_shows_how_general_anesthesia_induces/
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Solving the 175-year-old medical mystery of anesthesia’s effects | Scripps Research
https://www.scripps.edu/news-and-events/press-room/2020/20200529-hansen-lerner-anesthesia.html
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