Neural Synchrony, Axonal Path Lengths, and General Anesthesia: A Hypothesis

Neuroscientist

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 440-445

  Swindale, Nicholas V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Conduction velocity; Myelin; Spike timing dependent plasticity; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; MYELIN;

BRAIN CELL; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HYPOTHESIS; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE TRACT; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, GENERAL; ANIMALS; AXONS; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0344153496     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073858403259258     Document Type: Review

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