Nitrous oxide is an inhaled gas with anesthetic and analgesic effects. The anesthetic hypnotic effect of nitrous oxide is thought to be mediated through noncompetitive inhibition of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor, a subtype of glutamate receptor that is crucial for excitatory neurotransmission in the central nervous system (CNS). Nitrous oxide, in combination with … [Read more...] about EEG Signature(s): Electroencephalogram (EEG) of Nitrous Oxide for Emergence