Why do we not feel pain under general anesthesia? Is it the same for regular sleep?

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I’m curious what mechanism is at work here.

Edit: Thanks for the responses. I get it now. Obviously I am still enjoying the discussion RE: the finer points like memory, etc.

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Just an aside, but I recently heard a doctor (non-anesthesiologist) say the anesthesiologist’s job is to keep the surgery from killing you. 

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