Team and information

The MouseTube Team

Elodie Ey (PhD - Physiopathology of aneuploidy, gene dosage effect and Down syndrome - CNRS UMR 7104 - Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire: IGBMC, Fr)

Nicolas Torquet (Research and Development pole - Institut Clinique de la Souris - CNRS UMR 7104 - Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire: IGBMC, Fr)

Emma Cahill (PhD - lecturer at School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience - University of Bristol, UK)

Laurent Bouri (Web developer - Research and Development pole - Institut Clinique de la Souris - CNRS UMR 7104 - Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire: IGBMC, Fr)

Contact and network

mousetube@igbmc.fr

MouseTube on Mastodon

MouseTube on GitHub

Bibliography

Torquet N., de Chaumont F., Faure P., Bourgeron T., Ey E. mouseTube – a database to collaboratively unravel mouse ultrasonic communication [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. F1000Research 2016, 5:2332 (https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.9439.1) (2016).

Ferhat A. T., Torquet N., Le Sourd A. M., de Chaumont F., Olivo-Marin J. C., Faure P., Bourgeron T., Ey E. Recording Mouse Ultrasonic Vocalizations to Evaluate Social Communication. J. Vis. Exp. (112), e53871, doi:10.3791/53871 (2016).

MouseTube in the media

In 2022, MouseTube was awarded the Science Ouverte (Open Science) prize for research data by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research.

Following the open science prize of 2022, Savoir(s), the daily newspaper of the University of Strasbourg, carried an interview.

Acknowledgments

Thomas Bourgeron (Institut Pasteur, Paris, France)

Fabrice de Chaumont (Institut Pasteur, Paris, France)

Philippe Faure (ESPCI, Paris, France)

Julien Seiler (IFB, Strasbourg, France)

MouseTube logo by Ioan Lemoël

MouseTube is hosted by IFB (Institut Français de Bioinformatique)

We would like to thank the FC3R (French Center for 3R) and the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research for their financial support.

Last updated: May 5th, 2025

The MouseTube platform respects your privacy and complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Data Collected and Displayed

MouseTube may display limited personal data associated with audio files referenced on the platform, including:

Full names of contributors
Email
Academic or professional addresses (optionally)

This information is provided voluntarily by users for scientific attribution and collaboration.

2. Legal Basis

The publication of personal data on MouseTube is based on:

Explicit consent given at the time of submission, and/or
The legitimate interest of promoting transparency in scientific research.

3. Data Retention

MouseTube does not host the actual data files. It only stores references (links) to external repositories where the data are hosted.

These links remain visible and accessible on MouseTube as long as they are valid and publicly available, unless the data owner requests their removal.

4. Your Rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data by contacting us at: mousetube@igbmc.fr

5. Hosting and Security

MouseTube does not host the data files themselves. Instead, it provides curated links to externally hosted datasets, typically stored on institutional repositories or other trusted platforms.

These links and associated contributor information are publicly visible for transparency and scientific attribution. While the platform is openly accessible, administrative actions such as editing or removing content are restricted to authorized users to ensure data integrity and security.

6. Cookies

MouseTube does not use any tracking or analytics cookies.

Last updated: May 5th, 2025

MouseTube is a collaborative database dedicated to mouse ultrasonic communication. It collects and shares ultrasonic vocalization recordings with the scientific community.

1. Data Usage and Ownership

Data uploaded to MouseTube remain the property of the originating laboratory. However, by uploading, the contributor grants permission to all MouseTube users to use the data for analysis and scientific publications.

Contributors are fully responsible for the content of uploaded files and the accuracy of the associated metadata.

2. Data Sharing and Accessibility

All data on MouseTube are openly available to the community. Anyone can download and use the data in accordance with these terms.

3. Citation Requirement

Any use of MouseTube data in publications must include the following citation:

Torquet N, de Chaumont F, Faure P, Bourgeron T, Ey E.
MouseTube – a database to collaboratively unravel mouse ultrasonic communication.
F1000Research 2016, 5:2332.
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.9439.1

4. Responsibility

MouseTube administrators disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy or content of uploaded data and metadata.

5. Source Code License

The source code of MouseTube is released under the GNU General Public License v3 (GPL-3.0) . It may be freely reused, modified, and redistributed, provided that all derivative works are also distributed under the same license.

This ensures continued access, transparency, and freedom to collaborate, while protecting the rights of contributors.

6. Updates to Terms

MouseTube administrators reserve the right to modify these terms of use at any time.