A systematic review of 49 imaging studies highlights how COVID-19 affects the human brain. Researchers found widespread structural and functional changes in areas responsible for memory, emotion, and attention, providing insight into enduring neurological symptoms like brain fog.
I think the most disturbing thing are the small details that only you really notice, and makes you wonder what else has changed that you don’t notice because your brain adjusted to it? It’s like the brain fog or memory, or even the classic loss of smell. You know something’s off, but it’s a vague feeling and the more time passes the more your current condition seems normal, even though you know you were different once.
My taste of peanut butter went from normal to cornbeef hash to normalish
Every once in a while, my nose gets stuck with this background smell that’s difficult to describe… it’s like I’m in an antique store. It can happen anywhere, seemingly anytime.