Well, this is fascinating. A new study suggests that even under general anesthesia, the brain may still process spoken words, despite patients having no conscious awareness or memory of what's being said. Makes you wonder how much is actually getting through when someone is supposedly out cold. Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-brain-processes-overheard-words-under-anesthesia-but-it-may-not-remember-them/   submitted by   /u/Postcall_Dogtor [link]   [comments]