Frontiers in Human Neuroscience • Vol 16
Effect of Anesthetics on Functional Connectivity of Developing Brain
March 2022 • Xu Chen, Xuemei Zheng, Jianghui Cai, Xiao Yang, Yonghong Lin, Mengjun Wu, Xiaofan Deng, Yong Peng
The potential anesthetic neurotoxicity on the neonate is an important focus of research investigation in the field of pediatric anesthesiology. It is essential to understand how these anesthetics may affect the development and growth of neonatal immature and vulnerable brains. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has suggested that using anesthetics result in reduced functional connectivity may consider as core sequence for the neurotoxicity and neurodegenerative changes in the developed brain. Anesthetics…