Neuralynx data conversion

Install NeuroConv with the additional dependencies necessary for reading Neuralynx data.

pip install "neuroconv[neuralynx]"

Convert Neuralynx data to NWB using NeuralynxRecordingInterface.

>>> from datetime import datetime
>>> from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
>>> from pathlib import Path
>>> from neuroconv.datainterfaces import NeuralynxRecordingInterface
>>>
>>> # For this data interface we need to pass the folder where the data is
>>> folder_path = f"{ECEPHY_DATA_PATH}/neuralynx/Cheetah_v5.7.4/original_data"
>>> # Change the folder_path to the appropriate location in your system
>>> interface = NeuralynxRecordingInterface(folder_path=folder_path, verbose=False)
>>>
>>> # Extract what metadata we can from the source files
>>> metadata = interface.get_metadata()
>>> # session_start_time is required for conversion. If it cannot be inferred
>>> # automatically from the source files you must supply one.
>>> session_start_time = metadata["NWBFile"]["session_start_time"]
>>> session_start_time = session_start_time.replace(tzinfo=ZoneInfo("US/Pacific"))
>>> metadata["NWBFile"]["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)

Note

For Neuralynx NVT files, see Neuralynx NVT data conversion.