Please excuse my latency of response to the query about anosmia. When
anosmic, I don't like to think about it. At the moment, I do have my sense
of smell (due to treatment with prednisone), and have been almost manic in my
ecstasy -- running around putting my nose in (almost) everything and writing a
web page (mostly for my own use) with links to web resources on anosmia. If
your students ask about anosmia or related topics again, you might want to
point them to my list of anosmia links, which is located at:
http://personal.ecu.edu/wuenschk/anosmia.htm
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On Thu, 12 Feb 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> TIPSters,
>
> In talking about sensory areas of the cortex, a student asked about possible
> causes for her inability to smell. She stated that she has been thoroughly
> checked by doctors who have told her that everything looks normal. I infer
> from this (since she wasn't sure) that she has normal receptors for smell.
> Thus, it seems that the problem is more central. She says that she is able
> to taste but has never been able to smell.
>
> I realize that little is known about neural activity in relation to the
> olfactory sense, but is there anything I can tell her about her problem?
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Director of Psychology/Social Work Computer Labs
Dept. of Psychology, East Carolina Univ.
Greenville, NC 27858-4353, phone 252-328-4102, fax 252-328-6283
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