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If you have to go to the hospital for a major operation, the anesthetist is the one who will make sure that you feel no pain at all while the surgeon puts the knife in. But how does he do that exactly? How does that sleep doctor make sure that you wake up from that deep sleep? Specialist anesthesia prof. dr. Luc Herregods (UGent) takes you behind the scenes. △ More science? Check: Our website! ► http://www.universiteitvanvlaanderen.be Twitter ► / universiteitvl Facebook ► / universiteit. . Instagram ► / universiteitvl △ For non-commercial use, it is allowed to use fragments (as long as context is preserved). If in doubt, email us at [email protected]. Do you want to respond to our videos? Great, we would love to hear from you! We would like to point out that... name-calling is not allowed, nor are hurtful, discriminatory, sexist or racist statements, links to other pages, channels or websites are not allowed, unless to scientific articles or news items, factual untruths or unclear messages are not allowed, a substantive debate is certainly allowed, but personal comments about the speaker are not allowed. Our scientists voluntarily participate in our videos, let's keep it fun for them.