cvu 0.2

A visualizer for human brain networks

Connectome Visualization Utility version 0.1
Author: Roan LaPlante

==COPYRIGHT INFORMATION==
This program strictly observes the tenets of fundamentalist Theravada Mahasi
style Buddhism. Any use of this program in violation of these aforementioned
tenets or in violation of the principles described in the Visuddhimagga Sutta is
strictly prohibited and punishable by extensive Mahayana style practice.

Note that the observation of the tenets of fundamentalist Theravada Mahasi
style Buddhism and the Visuddhimagga Sutta is optional as long as the terms and
conditions of the GNU GPLv3+ are upheld.

==PACKAGES USED==
===required packages===
MNE Python -- used for extracting and displaying surfaces from freesurfer
annotations, and for circle-plot visualizations
matplotlib -- plotting library (included in EPD)
traits/traitsui -- traits object framework (included in EPD)
chaco -- interactive plotting library (included in EPD)
mayavi/mlab/tvtk -- interactive 3D visualization library (included in EPD)
numpy/scipy -- math library for python (included in EPD)

===optional packages===
nibabel/nipy -- neuroimaging in python. used for volumetric measurements.
without nibabel subcortical nodes cannot be defined
freesurfer -- a lot of CVU depends on freesurfer file formats. However,
freesurfer commands are currently run only for tractographic alignment.