A Correction on Aging, the microbiota--gut--brain axis, and late-life epilepsy: a hypothesis-driven review by Cao, Y., Li, H., Xu, M., Teng, Y., and Gu, H.-Y. (2026). Front. Mol. Neurosci. 19:1861519. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2026.1861519 In the published article, the author Hai-Ying Gu was erroneously omitted. The correct author list reads: Yingsi Cao, Huiying Li, Minzheng Xu, Yuting Teng, Hai-Ying Gu. The citation and copyright sections have also been updated accordingly.