# mne.setup_source_space¶

mne.setup_source_space(subject, spacing='oct6', surface='white', subjects_dir=None, add_dist=True, n_jobs=1, verbose=None)[source]

Set up bilateral hemisphere surface-based source space with subsampling.

Parameters
subjectstr

Subject to process.

spacingstr

The spacing to use. Can be 'ico#' for a recursively subdivided icosahedron, 'oct#' for a recursively subdivided octahedron, 'all' for all points, or an integer to use appoximate distance-based spacing (in mm).

Changed in version 0.18: Support for integers for distance-based spacing.

surfacestr

The surface to use.

subjects_dir

Path to SUBJECTS_DIR if it is not set in the environment.

Add distance and patch information to the source space. This takes some time so precomputing it is recommended.

n_jobsint

The number of jobs to run in parallel (default 1). Requires the joblib package. Will use at most 2 jobs (one for each hemisphere).

verbose

If not None, override default verbose level (see mne.verbose() and Logging documentation for more).

Returns
srcSourceSpaces

The source space for each hemisphere.