mne.make_forward_dipole¶

mne.make_forward_dipole(dipole, bem, info, trans=None, n_jobs=1, verbose=None)[source]¶

Convert dipole object to source estimate and calculate forward operator.

The instance of Dipole is converted to a discrete source space, which is then combined with a BEM or a sphere model and the sensor information in info to form a forward operator.

The source estimate object (with the forward operator) can be projected to sensor-space using mne.simulation.simulate_evoked().

Note

If the (unique) time points of the dipole object are unevenly spaced, the first output will be a list of single-timepoint source estimates.

Parameters

dipoleinstance of Dipole: Dipole object containing position, orientation and amplitude of one or more dipoles. Multiple simultaneous dipoles may be defined by assigning them identical times.
bemstr | dict: The BEM filename (str) or a loaded sphere model (dict).
infoinstance of Info: The measurement information dictionary. It is sensor-information etc., e.g., from a real data file.
transstr | None: The head<->MRI transform filename. Must be provided unless BEM is a sphere model.
n_jobsint: The number of jobs to run in parallel (default 1). Requires the joblib package.
verbosebool, str, int, or None: If not None, override default verbose level (see mne.verbose() and Logging documentation for more). If used, it should be passed as a keyword-argument only.

Returns

fwdinstance of Forward: The forward solution corresponding to the source estimate(s).
stcinstance of VolSourceEstimate | list of VolSourceEstimate: The dipoles converted to a discrete set of points and associated time courses. If the time points of the dipole are unevenly spaced, a list of single-timepoint source estimates are returned.