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[P340] Activating dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area facilitates cognitive recovery following dexmedetomidine-induced loss of consciousness in rats

*Kathleen Frances Vincent^1,2, Angel J Cho^3,1, Ken Solt^1,2 (1. Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 2. Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 3. Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, New York, USA)

Keywords:General Anesthesia, Cognitive Recovery, Ketamine, Dexmedetomidine, Ventral tegmental area