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8.10.24. nilearn.plotting.plot_event

nilearn.plotting.plot_event(model_event, cmap=None, output_file=None, **fig_kwargs)

Creates plot for event visualization.

Parameters:

model_event : pandas DataFrame or list of pandas DataFrame

the pandas.DataFrame must have three columns event_type with event name, onset and duration. The pandas.DataFrame can also be obtained from nilearn.glm.first_level.first_level_from_bids.

cmap : str or matplotlib.cmap, optional

the colormap used to label different events

output_file : string or None, optional,

The name of an image file to export the plot to. Valid extensions are .png, .pdf, .svg. If output_file is not None, the plot is saved to a file, and the display is closed.

**fig_kwargs : extra keyword arguments, optional

Extra arguments passed to matplotlib.pyplot.subplots

Returns:

Plot Figure object