# Simulate Sensor Space Data

**URL:** <https://mne.discourse.group/t/simulate-sensor-space-data/6159>\
**Category:** Support & Discussions\
**Created:** [January 7, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/simulate-sensor-space-data/6159 "2023-01-07T22:56:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Matt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mne.discourse.group/matt/32/2960_2.png) [@Matt](https://mne.discourse.group/u/Matt)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/simulate-sensor-space-data/6159/1 "2023-01-07T22:56:09Z")

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Hi Everyone,

I am trying to create a white nose model that I can then put dipoles into so I can test out a pipeline for finding microstates. Thus, I can test the my microstate pipeline on known simulated data. I see there is the function mne.simulation.simulate\_raw() but it seems to only take source data. Is there another function or even maybe a better way to do what I am trying to accomplish?

Thanks,  
Matt

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**Author:** ![sappelhoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mne.discourse.group/sappelhoff/32/3276_2.png) [@sappelhoff](https://mne.discourse.group/u/sappelhoff)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 11:36am UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/simulate-sensor-space-data/6159/2 "2025-02-05T11:36:07Z")

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This issue and its contents may be of interest to you: [split off simulation code into separate package · Issue #12980 · mne-tools/mne-python · GitHub](https://github.com/mne-tools/mne-python/issues/12980)