> If you have individual data, you could simplify the
> individual's surface and then map the functional data to
> it.

I'd actually need to map the fMRI data directly on the simplified mesh: If I 
FIRST map the data on the PALS surface, and THEN simplify the mesh, I've got 
these problems:

1) After the mesh simplification, the colours on the mesh (the mapping of the 
fMRI data) are gone. Furthermore, nothing happens if I change the "primary 
overlay" settings.

2) If I load the fMRI data again, trying a new mapping from scratch, it is not 
possible to choose the "Map to Caret" option: I'm forced to use "Map to Caret 
With Atlas".

3) If I do so, and choose "metric" in the primary overlay, I've got a message 
(in the linux shell) saying "Metric file has different number of nodes than the 
surface." and nothing happens.

In summary, what I'd need is one of the following possibilities:

1) To map the fMRI data on the PALS surface, then simplify the surface and 
still be able to see, and save on file, the mapping (on the simplified surface).

2) To simplify the PALS surface and use it as an atlas (i.e., instead of the 
PALS surface)

Thanks a lot for your help
Ale





--- Gio 25/3/10, John Harwell <[email protected]> ha scritto:

> Da: John Harwell <[email protected]>
> Oggetto: Re: [caret-users] simplified meshes
> A: "Caret, SureFit, and SuMS software users" <[email protected]>
> Data: Giovedì 25 marzo 2010, 13:47
> 
> Hello Alex,
> 
> Why do you need a simplified surface?  
> 
> If you want to map the PALS atlas you will not be able to
> use a simplified surface.  The PALS atlas contains two
> methods for mapping functional volumes, AFM (average
> fiducial mapping) and MFM (multi-fiducial mapping).  We
> recommend using MFM which maps the functional volume to 12
> surfaces and then outputs metric data that is the average of
> the 12 mappings.
> 
> If you have individual data, you could simplify the
> individual's surface and then map the functional data to
> it.
> 
> In summary, use PALS as it is.
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
> On Mar 25, 2010, at 5:53 AM, Figa Pelosa wrote:
> 
> > hello,
> > my name is Alex and I'm trying to map an fMRI volume
> on a simplified version of the
> "Human.PALS_B12.BOTH.TEMPLATE-for-fMRI-MAPPING.73730"
> surface.
> > 
> > Till now I only managed to simplify the surface, using
> Surface->Simplify surface.
> > 
> > What I'd like to do is to save all the info I need
> (e.g. files such as .metric, .coord, .topo, ...) to be able
> to use the simplified surface as it was the original
> suface.
> > 
> > Could somebody teach me how to do that?
> > Thanks a lot
> > Alex
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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