Hardware System
VR Hardware Module
Panoramic dome + five-axis fixation + omnidirectional ball + dual-axis optical flow + reward/punishment feedback — complete VR behavioral experiment hardware.
BehaviorAtlas VR
Mouse VR Virtual Reality System
Immersive behavior platform with panoramic screens and omnidirectional treadmill, 1000 fps eye tracking, and integration with two-photon and electrophysiology for head-fixed mice in realistic virtual environments.
Product Features
Panoramic simulation, real-time interaction, multi-technique integration — next-gen VR tools for head-fixed mouse neuroscience.
Real-time Interaction
Real-time Mouse Interaction, Zero Latency
Mice interact with visuals in real time with zero latency; innovative one-step panoramic generation achieves 6× faster image rendering.
Panoramic Field
Panoramic Screen + Panoramic Imagery
Screen: 270° horizontal, 120° vertical for mouse lateral wide-field vision; 720° panoramic imagery (360° × 360°) for omnidirectional exploration.
Omnidirectional Ball
Omnidirectional Ball, Low Damping
Innovative omnidirectional ball avoids airflow interference and Bernoulli wall effects for more natural animal movement.
High Fidelity
Highly Realistic Virtual Environments
Virtual environments closely resembling real settings with near-zero image distortion for immersive experience.
Multi-technique Integration
Multi-device Combined Application
Integrates two-photon, electrophysiology, optogenetics, whole-brain ultrasound imaging, and other advanced techniques with VR.
Classic Paradigms
Wide Range of Classic Maze Paradigms
Proprietary software supports eagle predation simulation, Y-maze, natural scenes, and other classic experimental paradigms.
Sensory Stimulation
Flexible Multimodal Sensory Stimulation
Programmatic or manual control of tactile, olfactory, gustatory, and nociceptive stimulation for comprehensive sensory response analysis.
High-speed Eye-tracking
Eye-tracking up to 1000 fps
High-speed eye-tracking device with multiple frame rates up to 1000 fps for precise mouse eye movement capture.
Product Comparison
Cross-vendor mouse VR comparison: Other Product 1, Other Product 2, Other Product 3 vs. BehaviorAtlas across four dimensions.
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Other Product 1Virtual Reality System | Other Product 2Virtual Reality Behavioral System | Other Product 3Virtual Behavioral System | BehaviorAtlasMouse VR Virtual Reality System | |
| Visual Presentation | Multiple surrounding displays | Multiple surrounding displays | Multiple surrounding displays | Panoramic spherical screen |
| Locomotor Interaction | Airflow floating ball system | Airflow floating ball system | Lightweight treadmill system | Omnidirectional motion ball |
| Eye-tracking | None | None | None | Multiple eye-tracking metrics with visualization charts |
| Maze Paradigms | T-maze, Y-maze, etc. | T-maze, plus maze, Y-maze, open field, etc. | Custom mazes | At least 8 virtual scene settings: natural scenes, eagle predation, looming, virtual runway, Y-maze, three-chamber social, elevated plus maze, color/brightness changes, etc. |
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Product Architecture
Two core modules — VR hardware and control software, plus VR paradigm scenes — covering the complete workflow from stimulus presentation to experimental control.
Module 01
VR Hardware
Panoramic dome, omnidirectional motion ball, and five-axis precision fixation for immersive visuals, locomotion capture, and closed-loop feedback.
Precision Fixation
Five-axis Precision Fixation System
75 μm tri-axis positioning precision for accurate brain region targeting — stable integration with two-photon, electrophysiology, etc.
Locomotor Interaction
Omnidirectional Motion Ball
Upgraded from air-floating to omnidirectional ball — reduced whisker airflow interference, eliminated Bernoulli wall effects, lower long-session noise.
Sensor Acquisition
Dual-axis Optical Flow Sensor
Real-time forward/backward and left/right turn signals drive virtual scene changes synchronized with animal movement.
Reward/Punishment Feedback
Closed-loop Reward/Punishment Peripherals
Supports sucrose reward, tail shock punishment, and unidirectional brake — for learning/memory, avoidance, and conditioning paradigms.
Module 02
VR Control Software & Paradigm Scenes
Software control and virtual scenes coordinated — from experiment setup and paradigm installation to scene presentation in one workflow.
Control Software
VR Control Software Module
Controls basic operations and paradigm scenes — event marking sync, peripheral control, and data export.
Paradigm Scenes
VR Paradigm Module
Multiple scenes, mazes, and paradigms — standard and custom development for diverse behavioral experiments.
Paradigm Scenes
Multiple scenes, mazes, and paradigms — exploration, social, fear, and learning/memory in virtual space.
Natural Exploration
Natural Scene (No Animals)
Carefully simulated natural environment with grass, trees, mountains, rocks, and other elements for ultra-realistic experience.
Fear Paradigm
Eagle Predation Simulation
Simulates natural predation by eagle — studies innate defense mechanisms and stress responses.
Looming
Looming stimulus paradigm — studies escape, freezing, and rearing behaviors under approaching threats.
Virtual Runway
Virtual track with sucrose reward at designated zones — studies spatial navigation in virtual reality.
Y-maze
Multiple Y-maze layouts for assessing learning, memory, and related behaviors.
Y-maze (With Animals)
Y-maze scene with virtual animals for more realistic social and spatial exploration paradigms.
Y-maze with Background Patterns
Y-maze with configurable background wall patterns for visual cue and spatial memory paradigms.
Three-chamber Social
Three-chamber social test simulation — evaluates mouse social interaction behavior.
Empty Scene
Empty scene with color and brightness variations — studies visual perception and behavioral adaptation.
Natural, maze, and game scenes included — standard paradigms built-in, custom scenes on demand.
Fixed Eye Tracking
Synchronize eye-tracking products with VR to record eye movement and pupil responses during virtual stimulation.
VR × Eye Tracking
Connect VR stimuli with real-time eye tracking
Unify VR stimulus delivery, high-speed eye acquisition, and AI pupil analysis in one workflow to synchronously record eye position, pupil diameter, and response dynamics.
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VR Stimulus
02
High-speed Capture
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Pupil Analysis
High-speed Synchronous Pupil Data Acquisition
High-speed eye tracking with AI pupil detection works with VR hardware and control software to automate pupil acquisition, detection, and analysis.
Eye and behavior response to VR stimulus
Pre · During · Post stimulus
1000 fps01
High-speed Capture
High-speed sampling captures subtle eye movements
AI02
AI Pupil Detection
Automatically detects and continuously tracks pupil contours
SYNC03
Pupil & Behavior Sync
Eye, behavior, and VR events share one timeline
DATA04
Multi-metric Output
Outputs pupil diameter, position, and response timing
Application Cases
Widely used in neural recording and learning/memory research — supporting high-impact publications.
Two-photon imaging combined with VR to study neural activity changes in novel vs. familiar environments
Hainmueller, Thomas et.al.
- 2024 · Nature communications
Learning and memory in head-fixed mice in virtual reality
Sun, Weinan et al.
- 2025 · Nature
User Papers
Serving research teams with high-impact publications — precise quantification in virtual predator and emotion paradigms.
Westlake University Jia Jiemin team reveals neurovascular coupling mechanism regulating negative emotions
Jia Jiemin Lab · Westlake University
Using the mouse VR system with immersive visual and auditory diving-eagle attack scenes plus real-time pupil and locomotion monitoring, this study quantified threat-related emotion dynamics. NVC-deficient mice recovered pupil diameter ~59% faster after attack, indicating impaired defensive persistence.
Neurovascular couplingNegative emotionVirtual realityVirtual predator
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