The sense of smell: health also comes through the nose

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  • 30 April 2025
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Smell is the first sense to develop in the fetus and is crucial to the development of newborns. Recently, it was discovered that humans are equipped with 400 olfactory receptors, making them highly olfactory performers. But what happens when we lose our sense of smell, when we become anosmic? At the end of life, the sense of smell is sometimes used to stimulate the brain and awaken memories.