Olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19: pathology and long-term implications for brain health

RL Doty - Trends in Molecular Medicine, 2022 - cell.com
Decreased smell function is related to brain health, future mortality, and quality of life. Most
people inflicted with the SARS-CoV-2 virus evidence some measurable smell dysfunction …

[PDF][PDF] Olfactory dysfunction in the COVID-19 outbreak

A Izquierdo-Dominguez, MJ Rojas-Lechuga… - J Investig Allergol Clin …, 2020 - jiaci.org
The first cases of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) occurred in Wuhan, China, and rapidly
become a public health emergency of international proportions. The disease may cause …

Physiology of the tongue with emphasis on taste transduction

ME Doyle, HU Premathilake, Q Yao… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
The tongue is a complex multifunctional organ that interacts and senses both interoceptively
and exteroceptively. Although it is easily visible to almost all of us, it is relatively …

[HTML][HTML] Neurons, nose, and neurodegenerative diseases: olfactory function and cognitive impairment

I Fatuzzo, GF Niccolini, F Zoccali, L Cavalcanti… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Olfactory capacity declines with aging, but increasing evidence shows that smell dysfunction
is one of the early signs of prodromal neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and …

Viral infection and smell loss: The case of COVID‐19

I Glezer, A Bruni‐Cardoso… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Olfactory disorders have been increasingly reported in individuals infected with SARS‐CoV‐
2, the virus causing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). Losing the sense of smell …

Human hippocampal connectivity is stronger in olfaction than other sensory systems

G Zhou, JK Olofsson, MZ Koubeissi, G Menelaou… - Progress in …, 2021 - Elsevier
During mammalian evolution, primate neocortex expanded, shifting hippocampal functional
networks away from primary sensory cortices, towards association cortices. Reflecting this …

The scent of emotions: A systematic review of human intra‐and interspecific chemical communication of emotions

E Calvi, U Quassolo, M Massaia… - Brain and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The sense of olfaction has been considered of minor importance in human
communication. In recent years, evidence has emerged that humans might be influenced by …

[HTML][HTML] Overnight olfactory enrichment using an odorant diffuser improves memory and modifies the uncinate fasciculus in older adults

CC Woo, B Miranda, F Dehkordi-Vakil… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective Cognitive loss in older adults is a growing issue in our society, and there is a need
to develop inexpensive, simple, effective in-home treatments. This study was conducted to …

[HTML][HTML] The olfactory system as marker of neurodegeneration in aging, neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders

N Bhatia-Dey, T Heinbockel - … of environmental research and public health, 2021 - mdpi.com
Research studies that focus on understanding the onset of neurodegenerative pathology
and therapeutic interventions to inhibit its causative factors, have shown a crucial role of …

[HTML][HTML] “Smelling and tasting” Parkinson's disease: Using senses to improve the knowledge of the disease

V Oppo, M Melis, M Melis… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Among non-motor manifestations of Parkinson's Disease (PD), peripheral, sensory
symptoms are particularly relevant. Smell dysfunction starts very early and frequently …