# EEG Forward model

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**Created:** [June 17, 2016, 11:14am UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/eeg-forward-model/1032 "2016-06-17T11:14:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 11:14am UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/eeg-forward-model/1032/1 "2016-06-17T11:14:56Z")

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Hi

We have been using FieldTrip for our EEG analysis but we are moving into MNE-Pyhton. We currently have the forward model for FieldTrip but we don't know how to read and use it on MNE-Python in order to do source reconstruction. Could someone help me?

Thank you very much,

Marina.  
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**Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 11:34am UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/eeg-forward-model/1032/2 "2016-06-17T11:34:09Z")

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hi Marina,

using a forward computed with fieldtrip or other is toolbox is hard  
as MNE uses heavily the freesurfer machinery.

I recommend you recompute your forward models with MNE.

HTH  
Alex