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nilearn.surface.load_surf_mesh

nilearn.surface.load_surf_mesh(surf_mesh)

Load a surface mesh geometry.

Parameters:

surf_meshstr, pathlib.Path, or numpy.ndarray or InMemoryMesh

Either a file containing surface mesh geometry (valid formats are .gii .gii.gz or Freesurfer specific files such as .orig, .pial, .sphere, .white, .inflated) or two Numpy arrays organized in a list, tuple or a namedtuple with the fields “coordinates” and “faces”, or an InMemoryMesh object with “coordinates” and “faces” attributes.

Returns:

meshInMemoryMesh

With the attributes “coordinates” and “faces”, each containing a numpy.ndarray