code: def _cov_conf(tseries, conf):
      conf_n = StandardScaler().fit_transform(conf)
      _ = StandardScaler().fit_transform(tseries)
      cov_mat = np.dot(tseries.T, conf_n)
      return cov_mat
  
imports: import warnings
  import numpy
  import pytest
  from nibabel import Nifti1Image
  from numpy.testing import assert_array_equal
  from sklearn.preprocessing import StandardScaler
  from nilearn import masking
  from nilearn._utils import data_gen
  from nilearn._utils.exceptions import DimensionError
  from nilearn._utils.testing import write_imgs_to_path
  from nilearn.conftest import _rng
  from nilearn.image import get_data, high_variance_confounds
  from nilearn.maskers import NiftiMasker
  from nilearn.masking import _MaskWarning, _unmask_3d, _unmask_4d, compute_background_mask, compute_brain_mask, compute_epi_mask, compute_multi_brain_mask, compute_multi_epi_mask, extrapolate_out_mask, intersect_masks, unmask, unmask_from_to_3d_array
label_desc: Use image node_id 2 for calling a global function with example usage: _cov_conf(tseries, conf) and returns: cov_mat