We are proud to announce that Nature Methods, one of the world’s most prestigious life-science journals, has selected our article as one of the most significant studies of the year.
Publishing in Nature Methods represents the pinnacle of scientific achievement. The mission of NM is to support a wide range of innovative research methods for basic research across diverse fields of the biological sciences. Preparing studies that appear in this journal—and having them accepted by the editorial board—requires years of work.

Regarding our paper presenting the Moculus device, the journal highlights the following: one approach to studying rodent behavior involves the use of virtual reality, in which animals explore a virtual environment while walking on a treadmill. Moculus creates a virtual environment for rodents that resembles the VR goggles used by humans.

The article has received 434 citations and achieved a 5-year impact factor of 49.

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