Automated detection of blink reflexes evoked by optogenetic stimulation of TRPV1-expressing corneal nociceptors in transgenic mice
Ki-Soo Jeong, Matthew T. McPheeters, Anagha Chandrasekharan, Ian Beeck, Ananya Veerubhotla, Aditya Roy, Eric Y. Lu, Samer Ghosn, Michael W. Jenkins, Carl Y. Saab
The paper introduces an automated method to detect blink reflexes in transgenic mice using optogenetic stimulation of TRPV1-expressing corneal nociceptors, achieving high accuracy with machine learning classifiers.
bioRxiv · Jun 23, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience