This article shows an optimized procedure for imaging of the neural substrates of auditory stimulation in the songbird brain using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI). It describes the preparation of the sound stimuli, the positioning of the subject and the acquisition and subsequent analysis of the fMRI data.
Van Ruijssevelt, L., De Groof, G., Van der Kant, A., Poirier, C., Van Audekerke, J., Verhoye, M., Van der Linden, A. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) with Auditory Stimulation in Songbirds. J. Vis. Exp. (76), e4369, doi:10.3791/4369 (2013).