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On the (sound) track of anesthetics

03-06-2007 · EurekAlert!

Danish scientists challenge the accepted scientific views of how nerves function and of how anesthetics work. Their research suggests that action of nerves is based on sound pulses and that anesthetics inhibit their transmission.

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