cortex.database.Database.get_surfinfo

Database.get_surfinfo(subject, type='curvature', recache=False, **kwargs)

Return auxillary surface information from the filestore. Surface info is defined as anatomical information specific to a subject in surface space. A Vertex class will be returned as necessary. Info not found in the filestore will be automatically generated.

See documentation in cortex.surfinfo for auto-generation code

Parameters

subject: str

Subject name for which to return info

type: str

Type of surface info returned, IE. curvature, distortion, sulcaldepth, etc.

recache: bool

Regenerate the information

Returns

vertsVertex class

If the surface information has “left” and “right” entries, a Vertex class is returned

• OR -

npznpzfile

Otherwise, an npz object is returned. Remember to close it!