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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions discovery/approve.py
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"science": "Science",
"methods": "Methods",
"software": "Software",
"analysis_pipeline": "Analysis Pipeline",
"tool_paper": "Tool Paper",
"review": "Review",
"opinion": "Opinion",
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions discovery_config.yaml
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# Tools: what to look for in paper full text.
# Each tool has a canonical name (used in BibTeX component field) and aliases.
tools:
- name: "UCLA Miniscope v4"
- name: "Miniscope V4"
aliases:
- "Miniscope v4"
- "open-source miniscope"
- "miniature microscope"
wiki_project: "UCLA Miniscope v4"
wiki_project: "Miniscope V4"
- name: "MiniLFOV"
aliases:
- "Miniscope-LFOV"
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efforts for measurement and manipulation of brain structure and function"'
assessment: The paper is a BRAIN Initiative status report that catalogs neurophotonic
tools including head-mounted miniature microscopes.
paper_type: review
suggested_project: UCLA Miniscope v4
paper_type: Review
suggested_project: Miniscope V3
suggested_keywords:
- Open-Source
- Calcium Imaging
- Freely-Behaving
suggested_technique: null
reasoning: This is a large multi-author (70+) review/status report published in
Neurophotonics as part of the BRAIN Initiative reporting. Full-text analysis via
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The paper does not cite seed paper DOIs directly in the PMC full text, but mentions
the UCLA Miniscope by name. Confidence is 0.82 based on confirmed full-text tool
mentions in a review context.
stage: reviewed
stage: approved
stage_history:
- stage: candidate
timestamp: '2026-04-11T03:20:26.373784+00:00'
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timestamp: '2026-04-11T00:00:00+00:00'
action: re-analyzed_by_agent_with_fulltext
result: accepted_review_paper
- stage: reviewed
timestamp: '2026-05-12T00:00:00+00:00'
agent: curator
reason: Approved during high-confidence triage. Per curator (project lead), the
review showcases Miniscope V3 specifically — substantive enough to include
(vs. Backhaus/Bagramyan which only namedropped the scope). Project set to
Miniscope V3; paper_type kept as Review (BRAIN Initiative status report).
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most widely disseminated and used tools in neuroscience'
- 'Miniscopes have provided a base platform for advancements such as miniature light-field
microscopes, head-mounted wide-field macroscopes, and wire-free microscopes'
paper_type: review
suggested_project: UCLA Miniscope v4
paper_type: Review
suggested_project: Miniscope V3
suggested_keywords:
- Open-Source
- Calcium Imaging
- Freely-Behaving
- Wire-Free
suggested_technique: calcium imaging
reasoning: This is a review/perspective article in Nature Methods authored by Daniel
Aharoni (creator of the UCLA Miniscope) and colleagues from UCLA. The paper extensively
discusses the UCLA Miniscope platform, its development history, open-source philosophy,
widespread adoption (450+ labs), and future directions for miniaturized microscopy.
It is a core publication from the tool developers' lab that reviews the entire
field of miniature microscopy with the UCLA Miniscope as a central focus.
field of miniature microscopy with the UCLA Miniscope as a central focus. Tagged
as Miniscope V3 (curator override) since v4 postdates this 2018 paper.
related_to_project: true
stage: reviewed
stage: approved
stage_history:
- stage: candidate
timestamp: '2026-04-11T03:20:43.317785+00:00'
- stage: reviewed
timestamp: '2026-05-11T00:00:00+00:00'
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- "As part of the UCLA Miniscope project"
- "Making use of the UCLA Miniscope imaging and data"
- "An MLA was implemented in a reconfigured UCLA Miniscope"
paper_type: review
suggested_project: UCLA Miniscope v4
paper_type: Review
suggested_project: Miniscope V3
suggested_keywords:
- Open-Source
- Calcium Imaging
- Wire-Free
- Freely-Behaving
suggested_technique: calcium imaging
reasoning: >-
This is a review paper authored by Daniel Aharoni (UCLA Miniscope project lead)
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wide-field/volumetric imaging capabilities. This is a core tool paper from
the project developers themselves.
related_to_project: true
stage: reviewed
stage: approved
stage_history:
- stage: candidate
timestamp: '2026-04-11T03:20:43.317696+00:00'
- stage: reviewed
timestamp: '2026-04-10'
- stage: reviewed
timestamp: '2026-05-11T00:00:00+00:00'
agent: curator
reason: Approved during high-confidence triage; project corrected to Miniscope V3
(pre-v4 era); keywords added.
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- "calcium videos were recorded with a miniscope (v3; https://miniscope.org) containing a monochrome CMOS imaging sensor (MT9V032C12STM, ON Semiconductor) connected to a custom data acquisition (DAQ) box (https://miniscope.org)"
- "controlled using Miniscope custom acquisition software (https://miniscope.org)"
- "Aharoni for advice and assistance with the UCLA miniscope"
paper_type: science
suggested_project: UCLA Miniscope v4
paper_type: Science
suggested_project: Miniscope V3, Miniscope DAQ
suggested_keywords:
- Calcium Imaging
- Freely-Behaving
- Spatial Navigation
suggested_technique: calcium imaging
reasoning: >-
This paper uses the UCLA Miniscope (v3) and Miniscope DAQ hardware as the primary
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the device used is actually a v3 (predecessor to v4), it is part of the UCLA Miniscope
family and the paper clearly uses the tool for its core research.
related_to_project: true
stage: reviewed
stage: approved
stage_history:
- stage: candidate
timestamp: '2026-04-11T03:20:43.318877+00:00'
- stage: reviewed
timestamp: '2026-04-10T00:00:00+00:00'
- stage: reviewed
timestamp: '2026-05-11T00:00:00+00:00'
agent: curator
reason: Approved during high-confidence triage; project set to Miniscope V3 +
Miniscope DAQ per explicit v3 callout in methods; keywords added.
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- social interaction test in freely moving mice with simultaneous miniscope calcium
imaging
- one of them wearing a miniaturized microscope
paper_type: software
suggested_project: UCLA Miniscope v4
paper_type: Software
suggested_project: Miniscope V3
suggested_keywords:
- Calcium Imaging
- Freely-Behaving
- Social Behavior
suggested_technique: calcium imaging; behavior analysis
reasoning: DeepBehavior toolbox demonstrates tracking mice during social interaction
where one mouse wears a UCLA Miniscope for simultaneous calcium imaging. Senior
author Peyman Golshani is from the UCLA Miniscope development group.
related_to_project: true
stage: reviewed
stage: approved
stage_history:
- stage: candidate
timestamp: '2026-04-11T03:20:43.318141+00:00'
- stage: reviewed
timestamp: '2026-05-11T00:00:00+00:00'
agent: curator
reason: Approved during high-confidence triage. Software paper from Golshani lab
(DeepBehavior toolbox) — miniscope use is a demo application; tagged Miniscope
V3 (pre-v4 era). DeepBehavior itself left out of vocab for now.
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and background fluorescence, motion correction and source separation"
- "Following the MiniAn pipeline, output values of Ca2+ activity were normalized"
- "described at http://Miniscope.org"
paper_type: science
suggested_project: UCLA Miniscope v4;Miniscope DAQ;Minian
paper_type: Science
suggested_project: Miniscope V4, Miniscope DAQ, Minian
suggested_keywords:
- Calcium Imaging
- Freely-Behaving
- Prefrontal Cortex
suggested_technique: calcium imaging
reasoning: This paper uses the UCLA Miniscope v4 (version 4.4) for in vivo calcium
imaging of prefrontal cortex neurons during decision-making and habitual behavior
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motion correction, and source separation via CNMF. The paper directly uses three
tools from the Miniscope ecosystem.
related_to_project: true
stage: reviewed
stage: approved
stage_history:
- stage: candidate
timestamp: '2026-04-11T03:20:43.326390+00:00'
- stage: reviewed
timestamp: '2026-05-11T00:00:00+00:00'
agent: curator
reason: Approved during high-confidence triage; project list comma-normalized;
keywords added.
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- 'Author keyword: "miniscope Ca(2+) imaging"'
- 'Abstract: "Deep-brain calcium imaging shows that the peak of trace activity in
the CA1 and subiculum is extended toward the US"'
paper_type: science
suggested_project: UCLA Miniscope v4
paper_type: Science
suggested_project: Miniscope V4, Miniscope DAQ
suggested_keywords:
- Calcium Imaging
- Freely-Behaving
- Fear & Anxiety
- Memory
- Hippocampus
suggested_technique: deep-brain calcium imaging
reasoning: >-
Paper uses miniscope calcium imaging for deep-brain recordings in CA1 and
subiculum during trace fear conditioning in freely moving mice. The authors
explicitly list "miniscope Ca(2+) imaging" as a keyword. The paper cites seed
paper Cai et al. 2016 (doi:10.1038/nature17955), a foundational UCLA Miniscope
paper. The research is from Chinese Academy of Sciences (external lab). No full
text was available in PMC, but the author-provided keyword "miniscope Ca(2+)
imaging" is strong direct evidence of tool usage. Confidence is 0.90 rather than
higher because without full text we cannot confirm the exact miniscope model
(v3 vs v4), though v4 is most likely given the 2023 publication date.
paper. The research is from Chinese Academy of Sciences (external lab). Methods
section labels the scope "UCLA V2, LabMaker" — per curator (project lead),
this is a LABmaker-side labeling artifact and the actual hardware is the UCLA
Miniscope V4. Acquisition via MiniScopeControl + Miniscope DAQ.
related_to_project: true
stage: reviewed
stage: approved
stage_history:
- stage: candidate
timestamp: '2026-04-11T03:20:43.320990+00:00'
- stage: reviewed
timestamp: '2026-04-11T00:00:00+00:00'
- stage: reviewed
timestamp: '2026-05-11T00:00:00+00:00'
agent: curator
reason: 'Approved during high-confidence triage. Paper labels miniscope "UCLA
V2, LabMaker" in methods, but per curator (project lead) this is a LABmaker
labeling artifact — actual scope is UCLA Miniscope V4. Project: Miniscope V4 +
Miniscope DAQ. Keywords added.'
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and future"
- "miniscope imaging is a fantastic tool to identify underlying neurobiological functions
of SI and SUD"
paper_type: review
suggested_project: UCLA Miniscope v4
paper_type: Review
suggested_project: null # ecosystem-adjacent: field review, no specific scope used
suggested_keywords:
- Open-Source
- Calcium Imaging
- Freely-Behaving
- Wire-Free
- Social Behavior
- Reward
suggested_technique: calcium imaging
reasoning: This is a mini-review paper that extensively discusses and advocates the
use of open-source miniscopes for studying social interaction (SI) and substance
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and discusses wire-free miniscopes, motorized commutators, and other miniscope
hardware advances. The paper reviews how miniscopes enable deep brain calcium imaging
in freely behaving animals and advocates their use for SI and SUD research.
related_to_project: true
stage: reviewed
related_to_project: true
stage: approved
stage_history:
- stage: candidate
timestamp: '2026-04-11T03:20:26.374316+00:00'
- stage: reviewed
timestamp: '2026-04-11'
- stage: reviewed
timestamp: '2026-05-11T00:00:00+00:00'
agent: curator
reason: Approved during high-confidence triage. Field-review paper; project left
empty (ecosystem-adjacent). Keywords added. Fixed indentation of related_to_project
(was at top level, moved under analysis).
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- "The modifiable nature of the operant chamber enables simultaneous multidimensional behavioral recordings and in vivo neural recordings such as 1-photon calcium imaging using miniscopes"
- "optimized to support long-term miniscope in vivo imaging in rats while also mitigating many potentially detrimental risks"
- "one such benefit provided by long term housing is to prolong the life of miniscope equipment"
paper_type: methods
suggested_project: UCLA Miniscope v4
paper_type: Methods
suggested_project: null # ecosystem-adjacent: describes operant chamber for any miniscope, not a specific project
suggested_keywords:
- Open-Source
- Calcium Imaging
- Freely-Behaving
- Chronic Imaging
suggested_technique: calcium imaging
reasoning: >-
This paper presents "The Miniscope Box," an open-source operant chamber specifically
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form factor. This is a clear methods paper that develops complementary hardware for
miniscope-based experiments.
related_to_project: true
stage: reviewed
stage: approved
stage_history:
- stage: candidate
timestamp: '2026-04-11T03:20:47.019392+00:00'
- stage: reviewed
timestamp: '2026-04-11'
- stage: reviewed
timestamp: '2026-05-11T00:00:00+00:00'
agent: curator
reason: Approved during high-confidence triage. Operant-chamber methods paper;
project left empty (ecosystem-adjacent — not tied to a specific project).
paper_type kept as Methods (MethodsX journal). Keywords added.
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based on open‐source robotic surgical instruments previously used for mice"
- "The combined virus injection and GRIN lens implantation surgery would work identically
for UCLA, Inscopix, and other open‐source miniscopes"
paper_type: methods
suggested_project: UCLA Miniscope v4
paper_type: Protocol
suggested_project: Miniscope V4
suggested_keywords:
- Open-Source
- Calcium Imaging
- Freely-Behaving
- Reward
suggested_technique: calcium imaging
reasoning: This is a detailed methods/protocol paper published in Current Protocols
that provides step-by-step instructions for miniscope calcium imaging in freely
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and cites the MiniLFOV seed paper (Guo et al.). The paper is strongly related
as a methods protocol for the miniscope ecosystem.
related_to_project: true
stage: reviewed
stage: approved
stage_history:
- stage: candidate
timestamp: '2026-04-11T03:20:47.019401+00:00'
- stage: reviewed
timestamp: '2026-04-11'
- stage: reviewed
timestamp: '2026-05-11T00:00:00+00:00'
agent: curator
reason: 'Approved during high-confidence triage. Paper uses Barbera miniscope_v2.0
fork (custom variant), not directly a tracked project, but uses Miniscope V4
baseplate from LABmaker — tagged as Miniscope V4 on that basis. paper_type
corrected from methods → Protocol (Current Protocols journal). MiniLFOV
reference is parallel/applicability, not actual use.'
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text: Daniel Aharoni is a co-author
note: Paper is from the Miniscope project team. Tool developer papers must not
be rejected.
paper_type: software
paper_type: Analysis Pipeline
suggested_project: Minian
suggested_keywords:
- Open-Source
- Calcium Imaging
suggested_technique: calcium imaging analysis
reasoning: This paper introduces Minian, which is explicitly listed as one of the
Miniscope project's tools in discovery_config.yaml. Minian is an open-source
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rejected per the analysis rules. The paper describes the software's architecture,
validation, and interactive visualization features. Confidence is 0.99 as this
is unambiguously a core project tool paper.
stage: reviewed
stage: approved
stage_history:
- stage: candidate
timestamp: '2026-04-11T03:20:26.373490+00:00'
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timestamp: '2026-04-10T00:00:00+00:00'
agent: citation-analysis-agent
reason: Minian is a listed project tool; paper introduces it; authored by tool developers
- stage: reviewed
timestamp: '2026-05-11T00:00:00+00:00'
agent: curator
reason: Approved during high-confidence triage; paper_type set to Analysis Pipeline
(new vocab entry); keywords added.
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