NeuroScope data conversion#
Install NeuroConv with the additional dependencies necessary for reading NeuroScope data.
pip install "neuroconv[neuroscope]"
Convert NeuroScope data to NWB using
NeuroScopeRecordingInterface
.
>>> from datetime import datetime
>>> from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
>>> from pathlib import Path
>>> from neuroconv.datainterfaces import NeuroScopeRecordingInterface
>>>
>>> # For Neuroscope we need to pass the location of the `.dat` file
>>> file_path = f"{ECEPHY_DATA_PATH}/neuroscope/test1/test1.dat"
>>> # Change the file_path to the location in your system
>>> interface = NeuroScopeRecordingInterface(file_path=file_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 = datetime(2020, 1, 1, 12, 30, 0, 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)