The tiny scraps of plastic were found in the olfactory bulb, the part of the brain responsible for processing smell. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another ...

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A study published in JAMA Network Open confirmed that microplastics can be present in the olfactory bulbs of the brain in people, based on their analysis of 15 deceased people.

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 ...

The early olfactory system, Cleland said, includes the olfactory epithelium, which is the layer of neurons that sense chemicals in the nasal cavity; the olfactory bulb, a brain area to which these ...

Source Reference: Amato-Lourenço LF, et al "Microplastics in the olfactory bulb of the human brain" JAMA Netw Open 2024; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.40018.

Study: Microplastics in the Olfactory Bulb of the Human Brain. Image Credit: MattL_Images / Shutterstock. In a recent study published in the JAMA Network Open, a group of researchers investigated ...

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.

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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.

Study Overview. The study examined the olfactory bulbs of fifteen deceased individuals, aged between 33 and 100, all of whom had resided in São Paulo for over five years.