Tutorial 2: Visualization

Views

The view is the angle which the brain is viewed from in the plot. You can specify it as a string:

Argument	View
'L'	Left
'R'	Right
'A'	Anterior
'P'	Posterior
'S'	Superior
'I'	Inferior
's'	Spring Layout

Sequences of views are possible. So, setting view = 'LSR' will generate 3 subplots with left, superior, and right views.

If you specify a list (e.g., ['LR', 'AP']) then two different rows will be generated. The first from left to right. The second from anterior to posterior.

import netplotbrain
netplotbrain.plot(template='MNI152NLin2009cAsym',
                  template_style='surface',
                  view=['LSR', 'AIP'])
plt.show()

You can also specify the specific rotation (tuple): (xy-rotation, xz-rotation) in degrees. The R view is (0, 0).

Rotated sequences with frames

You can also generate a sequence of rotated images.

If the view is two letters (e.g., 'LR'), then a sequence will be generated from the L-view to the R-view.

The parameter frames will control how many images are generated. Images will then be displayed along a single row.

import netplotbrain
netplotbrain.plot(template='MNI152NLin2009cAsym',
                  template_style='surface',
                  view=['AP'],
                  frames=5)

360 degrees

It is also possible to specify the view="360"to get a fully rotated brain. The frames argument dictates how many snapshots will be generated.

import netplotbrain
netplotbrain.plot(template='MNI152NLin2009cAsym',
                  template_style='glass',
                  view='360',
                  frames=8)

Preset views

There are a number of preset views which specify combinations of different viewws. See here for preset examples.