palm_convNto2.m

function Y2d = palm_convNto2(YNd)
% Convert a N-D dataset into a 2D array. For example, if the input
% is 4D (x,y,z,t), the output is 2D with size (t,x*y*z).
% 
% Usage:
% Y2d = convNto2(YNd);
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% _____________________________________
% Anderson M. Winkler
% FMRIB / University of Oxford
% Sep/2012
% http://brainder.org

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% PALM -- Permutation Analysis of Linear Models
% Copyright (C) 2015 Anderson M. Winkler
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% tmp = permute(Y4d,[4 1 2 3]);
% siz = size(tmp);
% Y2d = reshape(tmp,[size(tmp,1) prod(siz(2:end))]);

Y2d = reshape(YNd,...
    numel(YNd)/size(YNd,ndims(YNd)),...
    size(YNd,ndims(YNd)))';