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This conversation covers one of the conference’s talking points; developmental neurotoxicity. Can human infants exposed to anaesthesia early in their early development really be facing risks which we were previously unaware of? There’s a lack of evidence at the moment but outcomes for young animals have raised concern. Given the complexities of human neurodevelopment, how can such issues be reliably detected?