Jagat Narayan Prajapati

This study identifies how dopamine receptor-expressing neurons in the nucleus accumbens regulate scratching behavior during acute and chronic itch.

The paper introduces Scratcher, a computational tool for automated analysis of scratching behavior in mice, and demonstrates its use in studying itch-related neural circuits.

This study identifies a central mechanism by which stress modulates itch through LHA neurons projecting to brainstem regions.

This study identifies two thalamic nuclei mediating different aspects of cold pain responses in mice through viral genetics and physiology.

The paper investigates how competing inputs in the lateral parabrachial nucleus (LPBN) modulate licking behavior in mice with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in response to cold pain.

This study identifies a brainstem circuit involving LPBN and RVM neurons that mediates pain-induced suppression of itch in mice.

The paper uses deep learning to analyze mouse behavior on a thermal-plate test to study pain hypersensitivity mechanisms.