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mvpa2.misc.plot.topo.plot_head_outline

mvpa2.misc.plot.topo.plot_head_outline(scale=1, shift=(0, 0), color='k', linewidth='5', **kwargs)

Plots a simple outline of a head viewed from the top.

The plot contains schematic representations of the nose and ears. The size of the head is basically a unit circle for nose and ears attached to it.

Parameters :

scale : float

Factor to scale the size of the head.

shift : 2-tuple of floats

Shift the center of the head circle by these values.

color : matplotlib color spec

The color the outline should be plotted in.

linewidth : int

Linewidth of the head outline.

**kwargs :

All additional arguments are passed to pylab.plot().

Returns :

Matplotlib lines2D object :

can be used to tweak the look of the head outline.