Fig. 1From: Effects of prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharide on postoperative cognitive dysfunction and neuroinflammation through targeting of the gut-brain axisExperimental schedule of study. Thirty rats received standard chow with either normal drinking water (n = 20) or B-GOS solution (n = 10) for 21 days. On day 18, 10 water-fed rats and 10 B-GOS-fed rats received abdominal surgery under inhaled anesthesia. Novel objective recognition task was performed on days 19 to 21. Rats were sacrificed after completing the behavior testBack to article page