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Why can't a person smell or taste after a brain injury and if they do they just smell and taste smoke or have a taste like metal?
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∙ 14y ago
A person who can't smell has got a defect called ANOSMIA,so that person is said to be ANOSMIC..
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∙ 14y ago
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Can you use smell to identify metal?
if its stinky
Are there people with no sense of smell?
Yes there are people with no sense of smell, i think it can happen because of head/brain trauma
How does a human nose function?
As a filter and a sensor for the brain, when you smell something it sends signals to the brain telling you what it is you are smelling.
How is the brain linked to the sense of smell?
No one knows what it smells like.
What does Mendelevium smell like?
manganese feels like a bump or feels rough
Why does a person lose sense of smell after suffering a traumatic brain injury?
It depends on which part of the brain was injured - not all people lose their sense of smell. If the part of the brain that controls that sense is injured, then you will lose the ability because the brain cells are damaged and don't work to report smells like they used to.
What can cause a person to smell metal and blood in the air?
Usually when there is a large chuck of metal or blood in the area.
Can you use your brain to smell?
You can't smell without it.
What is uranium's smell?
Uranium metal: no smell or taste.
What happends when you smell a sharpie?
if you smell to many it can lead to brain damage
What function does the olfactory nerve control?
to transfer nerve impulses to the brain
Why do canned tomatoes have a metal smell to them?
Because they have been in a metal can.
When you smell does it go to the spine or the brain?
definitely the brain. The olfactory nerve transmits the signals straight to brain.
Which sense stores memory in your brain?
smell
What are some things you can smell in Paris France?
You can smell...... snails, polluotion and metal
Can you lose brain cells if you smell food?
no you can't.... , you'll only loose brain cells if you ever smell something that's ver toxic.
What path does smell messages take from the nose to the brain?
the smell travels to the olfactory cells, near the top of the nose. when these cells detect the smell, the cells send specific electrical impulses to the brain, which are then interpreted by the lobe of the brain, located under the skull fissure
