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Mysterious brain activity under anesthesia challenges what we know about consciousness

ScienceDailyThursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM

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Mysterious brain activity under anesthesia challenges what we know about consciousness
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Even under general anesthesia, the human brain can analyze language, recognize different types of words, and predict what comes next in a story, according to a surprising discovery by Baylor researchers.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Even under general anesthesia, the human brain can analyze language, recognize different types of words, and predict what comes next in a story, according to a surprising discovery by Baylor researchers.

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Even under general anesthesia, the human brain can analyze language, recognize different types of words, and predict what comes next in a story, according to a surprising discovery by Baylor researchers.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.

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