cortex.freesurfer.parse_surf

cortex.freesurfer.parse_surf(filename)[source]

Parse a freesurfer binary surface file.

Parameters:
filenamestr

Path to a freesurfer surface file (e.g. lh.smoothwm).

Returns:
ptsndarray, shape (n_verts, 3)

Vertex coordinates.

polysndarray, shape (n_faces, 3)

Triangle faces, as vertex indices into pts.