Hi,
In FreeSurfer 4.3.0, the Matlab routine "freesurfer_read_surf.m" crashes, when run with one output argument:
function [vertices, faces] = freesurfer_read_surf(fname)
The function help says: % Note that reading the faces of a quad file can take a long % time due to their compact storage format. In this case, the return of % vertices can be faster if the face output variable is not specified; in % this case, the faces are not read.
However, when the function is called in the form
vertices = freesurfer_read_surf(fname),
it crashes on line 152 faces = faces + 1;
because the variable "faces" is not defined.
A quick fix: wrap line 152 inside an if clause:
If nargin>1 faces=faces+1; end
Unfortunately I don't know, how to check, whether this has been fixed in later releases.
Cheers, Matti