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%matplotlib inline

Maxwell filter data with movement compensation

Demonstrate movement compensation on simulated data. The simulated data contains bilateral activation of auditory cortices, repeated over 14 different head rotations (head center held fixed). See the following for details:

https://github.com/mne-tools/mne-misc-data/blob/master/movement/simulate.py



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

from os import path as op

import mne
from mne.preprocessing import maxwell_filter

print(__doc__)

data_path = op.join(mne.datasets.misc.data_path(verbose=True), 'movement')

pos = mne.chpi.read_head_pos(op.join(data_path, 'simulated_quats.pos'))
raw = mne.io.read_raw_fif(op.join(data_path, 'simulated_movement_raw.fif'))
raw_stat = mne.io.read_raw_fif(op.join(data_path,
                                       'simulated_stationary_raw.fif'))

Visualize the "subject" head movements (traces)



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mne.viz.plot_head_positions(pos, mode='traces')

Process our simulated raw data (taking into account head movements)



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# extract our resulting events
events = mne.find_events(raw, stim_channel='STI 014')
events[:, 2] = 1
raw.plot(events=events)

topo_kwargs = dict(times=[0, 0.1, 0.2], ch_type='mag', vmin=-500, vmax=500)

# 0. Take average of stationary data (bilateral auditory patterns)
evoked_stat = mne.Epochs(raw_stat, events, 1, -0.2, 0.8).average()
evoked_stat.plot_topomap(title='Stationary', **topo_kwargs)

# 1. Take a naive average (smears activity)
evoked = mne.Epochs(raw, events, 1, -0.2, 0.8).average()
evoked.plot_topomap(title='Moving: naive average', **topo_kwargs)

# 2. Use raw movement compensation (restores pattern)
raw_sss = maxwell_filter(raw, head_pos=pos)
evoked_raw_mc = mne.Epochs(raw_sss, events, 1, -0.2, 0.8).average()
evoked_raw_mc.plot_topomap(title='Moving: movement compensated', **topo_kwargs)