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[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 weeks ago

Genuinely, we're better at preventing memory formation and experience of pain than actual sedation. Patients can be cognitively present, and the reason they're not traumatized from a experiencing a surgery is that we're preventing the experience from leaving a mark on the brain

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40626585/