mne.write_labels_to_annot#

mne.write_labels_to_annot(labels, subject=None, parc=None, overwrite=False, subjects_dir=None, annot_fname=None, colormap='hsv', hemi='both', sort=True, table_name='MNE-Python Colortable', verbose=None)[source]#

Create a FreeSurfer annotation from a list of labels.

Parameters:
labelslist with instances of mne.Label

The labels to create a parcellation from.

subjectstr

The FreeSurfer subject name.

parcstr | None

The parcellation name to use.

overwritebool

Overwrite files if they already exist.

subjects_dirpath-like | None

The path to the directory containing the FreeSurfer subjects reconstructions. If None, defaults to the SUBJECTS_DIR environment variable.

annot_fnamestr | None

Filename of the .annot file. If not None, only this file is written and the arguments parc and subject are ignored.

colormapstr

Colormap to use to generate label colors for labels that do not have a color specified.

hemi'both' | 'lh' | 'rh'

The hemisphere(s) for which to write *.annot files (only applies if annot_fname is not specified; default is ‘both’).

sortbool

If True (default), labels will be sorted by name before writing.

New in v0.21.0.

table_namestr

The table name to use for the colortable.

New in v0.21.0.

verbosebool | str | int | None

Control verbosity of the logging output. If None, use the default verbosity level. See the logging documentation and mne.verbose() for details. Should only be passed as a keyword argument.

Notes

Vertices that are not covered by any of the labels are assigned to a label named "unknown".