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How does anesthesia work?

Steven Zheng · TED

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About

When under anesthesia, you can't move, form memories, or — hopefully — feel pain. And while it might just seem like you are asleep for that time, you actually aren't. What's going on? Steven Zheng explains what we know about the science behind anesthesia. [Directed by Zedem Media, narrated by Addison Anderson].

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Steven Zheng
Year
2016
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain, History
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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