nimare.io.convert_neurosynth_to_dataset

convert_neurosynth_to_dataset(text_file, annotations_file=None, target='mni152_2mm')[source]

Convert Neurosynth database files into dictionary and create NiMARE Dataset with dictionary.

Parameters:
  • text_file (str) – Text file with Neurosynth’s coordinates. Normally named “database.txt”.
  • target ({'mni152_2mm', 'ale_2mm'}, optional) – Target template space for coordinates. Default is ‘mni152_2mm’.
  • annotations_file (str or None, optional) – Optional file with Neurosynth’s annotations. Normally named “features.txt”. Default is None.
Returns:

Dataset object containing experiment information from text_file.

Return type:

nimare.dataset.Dataset