Brains and Stock Markets Follow the Same Rules in Crisis, Study Finds

A University of Michigan research team has discovered surprising parallels between how the brain reacts to anesthesia and how stock markets behave during financial crises. Their study shows that both systems can experience “phase transitions,” sudden or gradual collapses similar to water freezing or a magnet losing its charge. Read the full article to see how these insights could improve anesthesia safety and offer new ways to anticipate economic or environmental crises.