Nevertheless, a person can dream under anesthesia or are conscious of the procedure despite giving no indication of this during it. An estimated 22% of people do dream under general anesthesia, and one or two cases in a thousand have some consciousness, termed "anesthesia awareness". It is not known whether animals dream while under general anesthesia.
Nevertheless, a person can dream under anesthesia or are conscious of the procedure despite giving no indication of this during it. An estimated 22% of people do dream under general anesthesia, and one or two cases in a thousand have some consciousness, termed "anesthesia awareness". It is not known whether animals dream while under general anesthesia.