Whereas past research about the relationship between the brain and the microbiome has focused on gut-dwelling bacteria, scientists say this study opens up many new questions about how viruses affect our brain functions.
reports. When researchers had volunteers perform brain-teasing tasks, they found the fastest puzzle solvers tended to host higher levels of Caudovirales viruses in their guts than the slower ones. To test whether viruses have a direct effect on memory, the scientists next fed a group of 92 fruit flies a Caudovirales-rich diet.
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