mne.set_bipolar_reference¶

mne.set_bipolar_reference(inst, anode, cathode, ch_name=None, ch_info=None, copy=True)[source]¶

Rereference selected channels using a bipolar referencing scheme.

A bipolar reference takes the difference between two channels (the anode minus the cathode) and adds it as a new virtual channel. The original channels will be dropped.

Multiple anodes and cathodes can be specified, in which case multiple virtual channels will be created. The 1st anode will be subtracted from the 1st cathode, the 2nd anode from the 2nd cathode, etc.

By default, the virtual channels will be annotated with channel info of the anodes, their locations set to (0, 0, 0) and coil types set to EEG_BIPOLAR.

Parameters:

Parameters:	inst : instance of Raw \| Epochs \| Evoked Data containing the unreferenced channels. anode : str \| list of str The name(s) of the channel(s) to use as anode in the bipolar reference. cathode : str \| list of str The name(s) of the channel(s) to use as cathode in the bipolar reference. ch_name : str \| list of str \| None The channel name(s) for the virtual channel(s) containing the resulting signal. By default, bipolar channels are named after the anode and cathode, but it is recommended to supply a more meaningful name. ch_info : dict \| list of dict \| None This parameter can be used to supply a dictionary (or a dictionary for each bipolar channel) containing channel information to merge in, overwriting the default values. Defaults to None. copy : bool Whether to operate on a copy of the data (True) or modify it in-place (False). Defaults to True.
Returns:	inst : instance of Raw \| Epochs \| Evoked Data with the specified channels re-referenced.

inst : instance of Raw | Epochs | Evoked

Data containing the unreferenced channels.

anode : str | list of str

The name(s) of the channel(s) to use as anode in the bipolar reference.

cathode : str | list of str

The name(s) of the channel(s) to use as cathode in the bipolar reference.

ch_name : str | list of str | None

The channel name(s) for the virtual channel(s) containing the resulting signal. By default, bipolar channels are named after the anode and cathode, but it is recommended to supply a more meaningful name.

ch_info : dict | list of dict | None

This parameter can be used to supply a dictionary (or a dictionary for each bipolar channel) containing channel information to merge in, overwriting the default values. Defaults to None.

copy : bool

Whether to operate on a copy of the data (True) or modify it in-place (False). Defaults to True.

Returns:

inst : instance of Raw | Epochs | Evoked

Data with the specified channels re-referenced.