Subcortical recruitment dissociates isoflurane emergence from distinct wakeful states in mice
Carlie Neiswanger, Lukas K. MacMillen, Alexandria D. Murry, Eric R Szelenyi, Jovana S. Navarrete, Minke H.C. Nota, Hallie Lazaro, Cole C. Shin, Jason Zhang, Ella Apley, Yizhe Zhang, Carolyn Diaz, Kevin N. Schneider, Nastacia L. Goodwin, Michelle Jin, , Mitra Heshmati
The paper maps whole-brain neural activity during emergence from isoflurane anesthesia in mice and finds selective subcortical activation rather than global cortical reactivation.
bioRxiv · May 21, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience