cortex.dataset.Vertex.random

classmethod Vertex.random(subject, **kwargs)

Create a random-valued VertexData for the given subject. Random values are from gaussian distribution with mean 0, s.d. 1. Often useful for testing purposes.

Parameters

subjectstr

Subject identifier. Must exist in the pycortex database.

**kwargs

Other keyword arguments are passed to the init function for this class.

Returns

VertexData subclass

A VertexData subclass object with random data.