Two scientists are working on a neuroprosthetic that may help millions with anosmia, such as those who lost their sense of smell because of covid.
hope their neuroprosthetic, which they call a “bionic nose,” can help Jerome and others like him.
The need for the device is greater now because of covid, Costanzo said, citing his research with Coelho and others. In their We are able to smell because specialized olfactory receptor cells in the upper regions of the nose detect chemical vapors in the air, Costanzo said. The cells send smell information through nerve fibers that pass through openings in the base of the skull and connect to a part of the brain called the olfactory bulb.“The olfactory bulb shares this information with the rest of the brain, resulting in the perception of smell, such as the scent of an orange or fragrance of a rose,” he said.
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