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A study by University College London found that people with long COVID who suffer from anosmia, or loss of smell, experience a significant shift in brain activity due to impaired communication between two parts of the brain. However, the study also found that olfactory training could help the brain recover lost pathways and help people with long COVID recover their sense of smell. The study gives reassurance that, for the majority of people whose sense of smell comes back, there are no permanent changes to brain activity.
A recent study led by UCL researchers has found that people living with long COVID and experiencing anosmia (loss of smell) show different brain activity patterns compared to those who have recovered their sense of smell or never had COVID-19. The study used MRI scans and discovered reduced brain activity and impaired communication between the orbitofrontal cortex and the pre-frontal cortex in people with long COVID anosmia. The findings suggest that long COVID anosmia may be linked to a change in the brain that prevents smells from being processed properly, but since it is clinically reversible, olfactory training might help the brain recover this sense.
A new study led by UCL researchers has found that people with long COVID who suffer from loss of smell show different patterns of activity in certain regions of the brain. The study used MRI scanning to compare the brain activity of people with long COVID who lost their sense of smell, those whose smell had returned to normal after COVID infection, and people who had never tested positive for COVID-19. The findings suggest smell loss caused by long COVID is linked to a change in the brain that stops smells from being processed properly. Olfactory training could help the brain to recover lost pathways and help people with long COVID recover their sense of smell.