What is the physiological difference between sleep, unconsciousness and anaesthesia?
In: Biology
Yet another computer analogy, here we go.
Sleep:
*windows xp shutdown sound*
*windows xp startup sound*
Although really it’s more like entering low-power mode, defragging, and emptying the recycle bin. A lot of miscellaneous cleanup. [Edited for accuracy]
Unconsciousness: *your system has encountered an error and needed to shut down*
Technically unconscious refers to any time you are not fully awake and aware iirc, but traditional “knocked out” unconsciousness is basically a BSOD.
Anesthesia: Your brain is running normally but with no programs open. No (or very little) data is being written, recorded, or saved to any form of memory.
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