mne.minimum_norm.point_spread_function(inverse_operator, forward, labels, method='dSPM', lambda2=0.1111111111111111, pick_ori=None, mode='mean', n_svd_comp=1, use_cps=True, verbose=None)[source]

Compute point-spread functions (PSFs) for linear estimators.

Compute point-spread functions (PSF) in labels for a combination of inverse operator and forward solution. PSFs are computed for test sources that are perpendicular to cortical surface.

Parameters
inverse_operatorinstance of InverseOperator

Inverse operator.

forwarddict

Forward solution. Note: (Bad) channels not included in forward solution will not be used in PSF computation.

labels

Labels for which PSFs shall be computed.

method‘MNE’ | ‘dSPM’ | ‘sLORETA’ | ‘eLORETA’

Inverse method for which PSFs shall be computed (for apply_inverse()).

lambda2float

The regularization parameter (for apply_inverse()).

pick_oriNone | “normal”

If “normal”, rather than pooling the orientations by taking the norm, only the radial component is kept. This is only implemented when working with loose orientations (for apply_inverse()).

mode‘mean’ | ‘sum’ | ‘svd’

PSFs can be computed for different summary measures with labels: ‘sum’ or ‘mean’: sum or means of sub-leadfields for labels This corresponds to situations where labels can be assumed to be homogeneously activated. ‘svd’: SVD components of sub-leadfields for labels This is better suited for situations where activation patterns are assumed to be more variable. “sub-leadfields” are the parts of the forward solutions that belong to vertices within individual labels.

n_svd_compint

Number of SVD components for which PSFs will be computed and output (irrelevant for ‘sum’ and ‘mean’). Explained variances within sub-leadfields are shown in screen output.

use_cpsNone | bool (default True)

Whether to use cortical patch statistics to define normal orientations. Only used when surf_ori and/or force_fixed are True.

verbose

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

Returns
stc_psfSourceEstimate

The PSFs for the specified labels If mode=’svd’: n_svd_comp components per label are created (i.e. n_svd_comp successive time points in mne_analyze) The last sample is the summed PSF across all labels Scaling of PSFs is arbitrary, and may differ greatly among methods (especially for MNE compared to noise-normalized estimates).

evoked_fwdEvoked

Forward solutions corresponding to PSFs in stc_psf If mode=’svd’: n_svd_comp components per label are created (i.e. n_svd_comp successive time points in mne_analyze) The last sample is the summed forward solution across all labels (sum is taken across summary measures).