Electrical stimulation in the nose induces sense of smell in human subjects

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 - 10:50 in Biology & Nature

Proof-of-concept research at Massachusetts Eye and Ear may accelerate development of smell restoration technology Physicians at Massachusetts Eye and Ear have, for the first time, induced a sense of smell in humans by using electrodes in the nose to stimulate nerves in the olfactory bulb, a structure in the brain where smell information from the […]

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