mne-tools / mne-tools/mne-python

concatenate raws and keep the temporality

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Description

Describe the new feature or enhancement

Allow users to keep the temporality when concatenating multiple Raw

Describe your proposed implementation

Either by improving the current mne.concatenate_raws with a flag or by creating a new function (where ?) that would fill the gap with 0s ? and annotate them with either GAP or BAD_ACQ_SKIP ?

Describe possible alternatives

We could also provide a non-continous Raw.times ? But I am not sure it won't break anything else

Additional comments

I think it would be very interesting because a lot of EEG recording sessions are made of multiple recordings due to electronic issues, software issues,...

I would be glad to integrate it, I would just need some directions. Thanks !

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Research direction

Start by reading the existing mne.concatenate_raws behavior and the Raw.times representation. Determine how concatenated recordings should preserve temporality, including whether gaps are filled with zeros and annotated as GAP or BAD_ACQ_SKIP. Done means the chosen API preserves the timing across multiple Raw recordings without breaking existing behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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