Master how your drug choices shape the brain’s physiology. This course walks anesthesia providers through how key agents—volatile anesthetics, nitrous oxide, xenon, propofol, ketamine, etomidate, dexmedetomidine, opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and adjuncts—affect CBF, CMRO₂, ICP, and autoregulation in both healthy and vulnerable brains. You’ll explore the evolving evidence for neuroprotection in ischemia and neurosurgery and learn how to select and titrate anesthetic plans that protect cerebral perfusion, reduce secondary injury, and optimize neurological outcomes.