Microplastics in the brain: New research finds plastics in olfactory bulb
Microplastics can get into brain tissue, study shows. The tiny scraps of plastic were found in the olfactory bulb, the part of the brain responsible for processing smell. Scientists in Brazil...
Microplastics found in nose tissue at base of brain, study says
Sep 16, 2024 · The new study, published Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open, found microplastics in the olfactory bulbs of eight of 15 cadavers that ranged in size from 5.5 micrometers, or 0.000217 of an...
Olfactory bulb - Latest research and news | Nature
5 days ago · The olfactory bulb is the part of the central nervous system that receives olfactory information from the olfactory receptor neurons and relays the information to subcortical and cortical...
Microplastics found in the brain: Should we be concerned?
Sep 23, 2024 · Recent study findings revealed that microplastics can be present in the brain’s olfactory bulbs. While there is limited research, there could be certain health implications, such as an...
Microplastics Found in Brain Affect Area That Controls One Sense …
Sep 16, 2024 · The olfactory bulbs, located at the bottom of the brain with one in each nasal cavity, contain different kinds of nerve cells that are responsible for helping us smell. The most common material...
Breathing could bring microplastics into the human brain, study …
Sep 16, 2024 · Researchers in Germany and Brazil say that 8 out of 15 autopsied adults had microplastics detected within their brain's smell centers, the olfactory bulb. The particles were likely breathed in...
Microplastics in the Olfactory Bulb of the Human Brain
Sep 16, 2024 · This case series investigates microplastics in the olfactory bulbs of deceased individuals and examines their size, morphology, color, and polymeric
Pyrfume: A window to the world’s olfactory data | Scientific Data
1 day ago · Mapping odorant sensitivities reveals a sparse but structured representation of olfactory chemical space by sensory input to the mouse olfactory bulb. 11 , 80470 (2022).
Microplastics found in the human brain via the olfactory pathway
Sep 17, 2024 · Researchers have identified microplastics in the human olfactory bulb, highlighting a potential pathway for these particles to enter the brain and raise concerns about their long-term...
Visualizing the human olfactory projection and ancillary ... - Nature
5 days ago · The microanatomy of the axonal projections of olfactory sensory neurons from the olfactory epithelium to the olfactory bulb in a human enbloc specimen is visualized ...