NeuroCarto: A Neuropixels Channelmap Editor
NeuroCarto is a neural probe channel map editor for the Neuropixels probe family. It allows user to create a blueprint for arranging electrodes in a desired density and generate a custom channel map.
Features
- Read/Visualize/Modify/Write Neuropixels channelmap files (
*.imro). - Read SpikeGLX meta file (
*.meta). - Read/Visualize/Modify/Write Blueprint (a blueprint for generating a channelmap by a programming way).
- Show Atlas mouse brain as a background image.
- Customize electrode selection and probe kind.
- Show channel efficiency and electrode density.
Relevant Papers
Su, TS., Kloosterman, F. NeuroCarto: A Toolkit for Building Custom Read-out Channel Maps for High Electrode-count Neural Probes. Neuroinform 23, 1–16 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12021-024-09705-2
Documentation
Please check Documentation for more details.
Install and Run
prepare environment.
Require Python 3.11.
Install
pip install neurocarto
Run
neurocarto
Optional dependency
brainglobe-atlasapiAtlas Brain background image supporting.Pillow,tifffileother background image format supporting.probeinterfaceprobe/channelmap format import/exportpandas,polarschannelmap data export.
Full optional dependencies are list in requirements-opt.txt.
Build from source
Please check the install page in the wiki.
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