Compute DICS beamfomer on evoked data

Compute a Dynamic Imaging of Coherent Sources (DICS) [1] beamformer from single-trial activity in a time-frequency window to estimate source time courses based on evoked data.

References

[1]Gross et al. Dynamic imaging of coherent sources: Studying neural interactions in the human brain. PNAS (2001) vol. 98 (2) pp. 694-699
# Author: Roman Goj <roman.goj@gmail.com>
#
# License: BSD (3-clause)

import mne

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

from mne.datasets import sample
from mne.time_frequency import csd_epochs
from mne.beamformer import dics

print(__doc__)

data_path = sample.data_path()
raw_fname = data_path + '/MEG/sample/sample_audvis_raw.fif'
event_fname = data_path + '/MEG/sample/sample_audvis_raw-eve.fif'
fname_fwd = data_path + '/MEG/sample/sample_audvis-meg-eeg-oct-6-fwd.fif'
label_name = 'Aud-lh'
fname_label = data_path + '/MEG/sample/labels/%s.label' % label_name
subjects_dir = data_path + '/subjects'

Read raw data

raw = mne.io.read_raw_fif(raw_fname)
raw.info['bads'] = ['MEG 2443', 'EEG 053']  # 2 bads channels

# Set picks
picks = mne.pick_types(raw.info, meg=True, eeg=False, eog=False,
                       stim=False, exclude='bads')

# Read epochs
event_id, tmin, tmax = 1, -0.2, 0.5
events = mne.read_events(event_fname)
epochs = mne.Epochs(raw, events, event_id, tmin, tmax, proj=True,
                    picks=picks, baseline=(None, 0), preload=True,
                    reject=dict(grad=4000e-13, mag=4e-12))
evoked = epochs.average()

# Read forward operator
forward = mne.read_forward_solution(fname_fwd, surf_ori=True)

# Computing the data and noise cross-spectral density matrices
# The time-frequency window was chosen on the basis of spectrograms from
# example time_frequency/plot_time_frequency.py
data_csd = csd_epochs(epochs, mode='multitaper', tmin=0.04, tmax=0.15,
                      fmin=6, fmax=10)
noise_csd = csd_epochs(epochs, mode='multitaper', tmin=-0.11, tmax=0.0,
                       fmin=6, fmax=10)

evoked = epochs.average()

# Compute DICS spatial filter and estimate source time courses on evoked data
stc = dics(evoked, forward, noise_csd, data_csd, reg=0.05)

plt.figure()
ts_show = -30  # show the 40 largest responses
plt.plot(1e3 * stc.times,
         stc.data[np.argsort(stc.data.max(axis=1))[ts_show:]].T)
plt.xlabel('Time (ms)')
plt.ylabel('DICS value')
plt.title('DICS time course of the 30 largest sources.')
plt.show()

# Plot brain in 3D with PySurfer if available
brain = stc.plot(hemi='rh', subjects_dir=subjects_dir,
                 initial_time=0.1, time_unit='s')
brain.show_view('lateral')

# Uncomment to save image
# brain.save_image('DICS_map.png')
  • ../../_images/sphx_glr_plot_dics_beamformer_001.png
  • ../../_images/sphx_glr_plot_dics_beamformer_002.png

Out:

Opening raw data file /home/ubuntu/mne_data/MNE-sample-data/MEG/sample/sample_audvis_raw.fif...
    Read a total of 3 projection items:
        PCA-v1 (1 x 102)  idle
        PCA-v2 (1 x 102)  idle
        PCA-v3 (1 x 102)  idle
    Range : 25800 ... 192599 =     42.956 ...   320.670 secs
Ready.
Current compensation grade : 0
72 matching events found
Created an SSP operator (subspace dimension = 3)
3 projection items activated
Loading data for 72 events and 421 original time points ...
    Rejecting  epoch based on MAG : [u'MEG 1711']
1 bad epochs dropped
Reading forward solution from /home/ubuntu/mne_data/MNE-sample-data/MEG/sample/sample_audvis-meg-eeg-oct-6-fwd.fif...
    Reading a source space...
    Computing patch statistics...
    Patch information added...
    Distance information added...
    [done]
    Reading a source space...
    Computing patch statistics...
    Patch information added...
    Distance information added...
    [done]
    2 source spaces read
    Desired named matrix (kind = 3523) not available
    Read MEG forward solution (7498 sources, 306 channels, free orientations)
    Desired named matrix (kind = 3523) not available
    Read EEG forward solution (7498 sources, 60 channels, free orientations)
    MEG and EEG forward solutions combined
    Source spaces transformed to the forward solution coordinate frame
    Converting to surface-based source orientations...
    Average patch normals will be employed in the rotation to the local surface coordinates....
[done]
Computing cross-spectral density from epochs...
    using multitaper spectrum estimation with 3 DPSS windows
[done]
Computing cross-spectral density from epochs...
    using multitaper spectrum estimation with 3 DPSS windows
[done]
    305 out of 366 channels remain after picking
combining the current components...
Updating smoothing matrix, be patient..
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colormap: fmin=2.77e+00 fmid=3.02e+00 fmax=5.74e+00 transparent=1

Total running time of the script: ( 0 minutes 28.570 seconds)

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