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See also Setting up and running FreeSurfer from CSPM and Display Problems.
Missing files on Analyze ("Couldn't open .../subjects/anat_5020/surf/lh.thickness.fwhm10.fsaverage.mgz")
Several postings on forum (here's one link):
You need to run
recon-all -s subject -qcache
doug
Create a nifti file from FreeSurfer format
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