= Using MNE-Python from Brainstorm =
''Authors: Francois Tadel''

{{attachment:mne_logo.png||align="right",width="195px"}} [[https://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/mne/stable/index.html|MNE-Python]] is an open-source software for processing neurophysiological signals written with the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language)|Python programming language]]. It provides an interesting library of methods that are not available in Brainstorm, especially for MEG signal pre-processing, statistics and machine learning. Since MATLAB now offers a very efficient [[https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/call-python-libraries.html|interface with Python environments]], it makes more sense to use directly the MNE-Python code rather than trying to recode its original features in MATLAB scripts.

In order to use MNE-Python functions from Brainstorm you will need to: install a Python environment  on your computer (version 3.5 or higher), install MNE-Python in your Python environment, and configure Matlab and Brainstorm to connect to this Python environment.

For GUI users who are not very familiar with terminals and command-line operations, setting-up a Python environment with MNE-Python working might be a bit of challenge. The programs involved here are subject to frequent changes, we will most likely need to update this page regularly. If the documentation below is incomplete or incorrect, please share your comments on the user forum so that we can improve it.

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== Installing Python and MNE-Python ==
First you need to install Python and MNE-Python package on your computer. This is done independently from MATLAB. Follow the installation instructions from the MNE-Python website:

https://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/mne/stable/install_mne_python.html