Ceto, Steven https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0101-3685
Elshove, Stacey Amanda https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0402-181X
Wu, Mingzheng https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4415-6296
Ramadi, Khalil
Tondera, Christoph https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4485-8143
Minev, Ivan Rusev
Srinivasan, Shriya
Lee, Kyuhwa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3854-4690
Gora, Michalina J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1200-3511
Rogers, John https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2980-3961
Kathe, Claudia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6441-1755
Hutson, Thomas Haynes https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6795-2688
Funding for this research was provided by:
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (218058)
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (10006212)
Novartis Foundation (24B094)
International Foundation for Research in Paraplegia (P205)
EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (853378)
Article History
Received: 17 October 2025
Accepted: 13 March 2026
First Online: 11 April 2026
Competing interests
: J.R. is co-founder of the company Neurolux, Inc, which provides devices to support optogenetic studies in small animal models. M.J.G. is an inventor on a pending patent application (No. PCT/IB2025/056531) filed by the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuro Engineering that covers method for functional evaluation of the gut. All other authors declare no competing interests.