# To Discuss: Add more parameters to Evoked.animate\_topomap to align it with plot\_topomap

**URL:** <https://mne.discourse.group/t/to-discuss-add-more-parameters-to-evoked-animate-topomap-to-align-it-with-plot-topomap/11750>\
**Category:** Support & Discussions\
**Tags:** visualization, gsoc\
**Created:** [March 16, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/to-discuss-add-more-parameters-to-evoked-animate-topomap-to-align-it-with-plot-topomap/11750 "2026-03-16T11:36:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![HansujaB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mne.discourse.group/hansujab/32/4680_2.png) [@HansujaB](https://mne.discourse.group/u/HansujaB)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/to-discuss-add-more-parameters-to-evoked-animate-topomap-to-align-it-with-plot-topomap/11750/1 "2026-03-16T11:36:53Z")

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Hi everyone,

I recently opened a PR to add a `cmap` parameter to `Evoked.animate_topomap`, with reference to issue #12418. ([ENH: add cmap parameter to Evoked.animate\_topomap by HansujaB · Pull Request #13756 · mne-tools/mne-python · GitHub](https://github.com/mne-tools/mne-python/pull/13756))

While working on this, I noticed that `plot_topomap` supports several additional parameters (for example `colorbar`, `cnorm`, etc.) that are currently not available in `Evoked.animate_topomap`. It might be useful to gradually extend `animate_topomap` so that its functionality becomes closer to `plot_topomap`.

My questions are:

- Would it make sense to add some of these parameters to `Evoked.animate_topomap`?

- If so, which parameters would be the most useful to support first?

I would also appreciate any feedback on my current PR implementing the `cmap` parameter.

Thanks!