PROPOFOL INDUCTION REDUCES THE CAPACITY FOR NEURAL INFORMATION INTEGRATION
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- Title
- PROPOFOL INDUCTION REDUCES THE CAPACITY FOR NEURAL INFORMATION INTEGRATION
- Authors
- Lee U; Mashour G.A; Kim S; Noh G.-J; Choi B.-M.
- Date Issued
- 2009-03
- Publisher
- ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE,
- Abstract
- The cognitive unbinding paradigm suggests that the synthesis of neural information is attenuated by general anesthesia. Here, we analyzed the functional organization of brain activities in the conscious and anesthetized states, based on functional segregation and integration. Electroencephalography (EEG) recordings were obtained from 14 subjects undergoing induction of general anesthesia with propofol. We quantified changes in mean information integration capacity in each band of the EEG. After induction with propofol, mean information integration capacity was reduced most prominently in the γ band of the EEG (p = .0001). Furthermore, we demonstrate that loss of consciousness is reflected by the breakdown of the spatiotemporal organization of γ waves. We conclude that induction of general anesthesia with propofol reduces the capacity for information integration in the brain. These data directly support the information integration theory of consciousness and the cognitive unbinding paradigm of general anesthesia. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
- URI
- https://oasis.postech.ac.kr/handle/2014.oak/27513
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.concog.2008.10.005
- ISSN
- 1053-8100
- Article Type
- Article
- Citation
- CONSCIOUSNESS AND COGNITION, vol. 18, no. 1, page. 56 - 64, 2009-03
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