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Neuronal recordings
Coverage of Neuronal recordings in the Nexus archive.
- Anaesthetized brains can still process podcasts
Research published in Nature found that anesthetized brains can still process information from podcasts, and neuronal recordings taken during surgery revealed brain learning capabilities even when unconscious. The study also mentions an electrical test to determine coffee strength.
- Even the unconscious brain can learn — and predict what you’ll say next
Researchers found that brains under anesthesia can process words and sounds, and even predict what a person will say next. This discovery was published in Nature on May 6, 2026. The study used neuronal recordings of people under anesthesia to reach this conclusion.