[FieldTrip] ft_channelrepair with eeg data

[Marshall, T.R. (Tom)]

Hi Fieldtrip-warriors,

I'm trying to use function ft_channelrepair to remove and reinterpolate some bad channels in my eeg data. My syntax looks like this:-

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   channels_to_repair={'FT9', 'CPz'};

   cfg=[];
   cfg.neighbourdist = 4;
   cfg.badchannel=channels_to_repair;

   data=ft_channelrepair(cfg, data);

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Running this produces the following error msg:

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   ??? Error using ==> ft_checkconfig at 157
   The field cfg.neighbours is required


   Error in ==> ft_channelrepair at 58
   cfg = ft_checkconfig(cfg, 'required', {'neighbours'});

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It seems that the underlying function ft_checkconfig requires a field 'cfg.neighbours' that ft_channelrepair does not. But... what value should be specified here?

I also see the following in the help file for ft_channelrepair:-

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     Since a nearest neighbour average is used, the input should contain
     a gradiometer or electrode definition, i.e. data.grad or data.elec.

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What exactly is this 'electrode definition'? A layout file for the electrodes? Are there prespecified templates or should I supply my own, and is there a function to correctly add this field to the data structure?

I'm using a standard 10-10 64-electrode layout.

Best,

-- 
Tom Marshall, MSc.
Neuronal Oscillations Group, Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging
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