Does Time Under Anesthesia Count as Sleep? Uncovering the Neurological Differences
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General anesthesia is a drug-induced, reversible coma, not a form of sleep [1.3.1, 1.6.1]. While both states involve a loss of consciousness, the underlying neurophysiology is profoundly different. The crucial question is: does time under anesthesia count as sleep in any restorative way?
