Understanding source spaces

Hello,

I was trying to understand how forward solutions, labels, source spaces and surfaces relate and tried something really simple:

import mne
from surfer import Brain

data_path = mne.datasets.sample.data_path()
subjects_dir = data_path + '/subjects'
subject = 'fsaverage'

# read forward solution
fname_fwd = data_path + '/MEG/sample/sample_audvis-meg-oct-6-fwd.fif'
fwd = mne.read_forward_solution(fname_fwd)
src = fwd['src']

# I assume this is how I get the indices for vertices that span the left hemisphere
vertices = src[0]['vertno']

# let's say I want to take the leftmost ones
vertices = [vv for vv in vertices if src[0]['rr'][vv, 0] < -0.06]

# and create a label based on them
label = mne.Label(vertices, hemi='lh', name='leftmost', subject=subject)

# save to annot
mne.write_labels_to_annot(
    [label], subject=subject, hemi='lh',
    parc='leftparc', subjects_dir=subjects_dir, overwrite=True)

# create brain for plotting
brain = Brain('fsaverage', 'lh', 'inflated', subjects_dir=subjects_dir, alpha=0.999)

# and add from saved annot
brain.add_annotation('leftparc')

Can anyone explain why I am getting dots all over the surface instead of getting the leftmost area?

Thanks in advance,
Erkka

Haha, mixed sample and fsaverage. Everything works fine.

Sorry,
– Erkka

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