Month: February 2023

Unlocking the Gut Microbiota’s Role in Postoperative Cognitive Decline

Imagine your brain is an orchestra, and the gut microbiota are the musicians. This study delves into the importance of these microbial maestros in postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) in elderly patients undergoing orthopedic surgery. By analyzing the gut microbiota and metabolites of 40 enrolled patients, researchers discovered significant differences in the relative abundance of certain […]

Published on February 17, 2023

Unraveling the Mystery of Object Recognition

Just like a detective piecing together clues to solve a crime, scientists are unraveling the mystery of object recognition. Global shape, which describes an object’s form based on the arrangement of its features, is not represented in the ventral visual pathway. Instead, this pathway focuses on the appearance of local features. However, recent findings suggest […]

Published on February 17, 2023