Neuralynx NVT data conversion

Neuralynx NVT files contain information about position tracking. This interface requires no additional dependencies, so you can install NeuroConv using:

pip install neuroconv

Convert Neuralynx NVT data to NWB using NeuralynxNvtInterface.

>>> from datetime import datetime
>>> from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
>>> from neuroconv.datainterfaces import NeuralynxNvtInterface
>>>
>>> # For this data interface we need to pass the folder where the data is
>>> file_path = f"{BEHAVIOR_DATA_PATH}/neuralynx/test.nvt"
>>> # Change the folder_path to the appropriate location in your system
>>> interface = NeuralynxNvtInterface(file_path=file_path, verbose=False)
>>>
>>> # Extract what metadata we can from the source files
>>> metadata = interface.get_metadata()
>>> # We add the time zone information, which is required by NWB
>>> session_start_time = metadata["NWBFile"]["session_start_time"].replace(tzinfo=ZoneInfo("US/Pacific"))
>>> metadata["NWBFile"].update(session_start_time=session_start_time)
>>>
>>>  # Choose a path for saving the nwb file and run the conversion
>>> nwbfile_path = f"{path_to_save_nwbfile}"  # This should be something like: "./saved_file.nwb"
>>> interface.run_conversion(nwbfile_path=nwbfile_path, metadata=metadata)