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%matplotlib inline

Create a forward operator and display sensitivity maps

Sensitivity maps can be produced from forward operators that indicate how well different sensor types will be able to detect neural currents from different regions of the brain.



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# Author: Eric Larson <larson.eric.d@gmail.com>
#
# License: BSD (3-clause)

import mne
from mne.datasets import sample
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

print(__doc__)

data_path = sample.data_path()

raw_fname = data_path + '/MEG/sample/sample_audvis_raw.fif'
trans = data_path + '/MEG/sample/sample_audvis_raw-trans.fif'
src = data_path + '/subjects/sample/bem/sample-oct-6-src.fif'
bem = data_path + '/subjects/sample/bem/sample-5120-5120-5120-bem-sol.fif'
subjects_dir = data_path + '/subjects'

# Note that forward solutions can also be read with read_forward_solution
fwd = mne.make_forward_solution(raw_fname, trans, src, bem,
                                fname=None, meg=True, eeg=True, mindist=5.0,
                                n_jobs=2, overwrite=True)

# convert to surface orientation for better visualization
fwd = mne.convert_forward_solution(fwd, surf_ori=True)
leadfield = fwd['sol']['data']

print("Leadfield size : %d x %d" % leadfield.shape)

grad_map = mne.sensitivity_map(fwd, ch_type='grad', mode='fixed')
mag_map = mne.sensitivity_map(fwd, ch_type='mag', mode='fixed')
eeg_map = mne.sensitivity_map(fwd, ch_type='eeg', mode='fixed')

Show gain matrix a.k.a. leadfield matrix with sensitivity map



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picks_meg = mne.pick_types(fwd['info'], meg=True, eeg=False)
picks_eeg = mne.pick_types(fwd['info'], meg=False, eeg=True)

fig, axes = plt.subplots(2, 1, figsize=(10, 8), sharex=True)
fig.suptitle('Lead field matrix (500 dipoles only)', fontsize=14)
for ax, picks, ch_type in zip(axes, [picks_meg, picks_eeg], ['meg', 'eeg']):
    im = ax.imshow(leadfield[picks, :500], origin='lower', aspect='auto',
                   cmap='RdBu_r')
    ax.set_title(ch_type.upper())
    ax.set_xlabel('sources')
    ax.set_ylabel('sensors')
    plt.colorbar(im, ax=ax, cmap='RdBu_r')
plt.show()

plt.figure()
plt.hist([grad_map.data.ravel(), mag_map.data.ravel(), eeg_map.data.ravel()],
         bins=20, label=['Gradiometers', 'Magnetometers', 'EEG'],
         color=['c', 'b', 'k'])
plt.legend()
plt.title('Normal orientation sensitivity')
plt.xlabel('sensitivity')
plt.ylabel('count')
plt.show()

grad_map.plot(time_label='Gradiometer sensitivity', subjects_dir=subjects_dir,
              clim=dict(lims=[0, 50, 100]))