Modern medicine does not know there are two parts to consciousness, to be absolutely fair there are 3 parts to it. I am referring to conscious and subconscious layers and there is a layer in between the two. The most important thing to note is that there are 2 separate parts which play a key role during anaesthsia. For sake of simplication, I am referring to it as 1st main part and 2nd subsidiary part even though they are connected in the entire scheme of consciousness.