Brain activity study during light sedation
Treatments studied
This study uses brain scans (fMRI) to see if people who are lightly sedated can still think or respond. Researchers want to understand 'covert consciousness' during sedation with two common medicines, dexmedetomidine and ketamine.
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Who can take part
- You are a healthy adult with no major medical problems (ASA-1 status).
- You are right-handed.
- Your body mass index (BMI) is under 30.
- You have played tennis or another racquet sport at least 30 times in your life.
- You speak English.
- You have no metal in your body, are not pregnant or breastfeeding, and are not claustrophobic.
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