Quantification of Visual Feature Selectivity of the Optokinetic Reflex in Mice

Jiashu Liu; Bao-hua Liu

doi:10.3791/65281

Evaluating Optokinetic Reflex Responses in Mice: A New High-Precision Protocol

June 23, 2023

An Accurate and Quantitative Approach to Study Visual Feature Selectivity of the Optokinetic Reflex in Mice (Video) | JoVE

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Implantation of a Head Bar on Top of the Mouse Skull (Video) | JoVE

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Calibration of Mouse Eye Movements (Video) | JoVE

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Recording Eye Movements of the Optokinetic Reflex (OKR) (Video) | JoVE

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Jiashu Liu², Bao-hua Liu²

¹Department of Biology,University of Toronto Mississauga, ²Department of Cell and Systems Biology,University of Toronto

Summary

Here, we describe a standard protocol for quantifying the optokinetic reflex. It combines virtual drum stimulation and video-oculography, and thus allows precise evaluation of the feature selectivity of the behavior and its adaptive plasticity.