This article describes techniques to perform high-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging with 1.2 mm sampling in human midbrain and subcortical structures using a 3T scanner. Use of these techniques to resolve topographic maps of visual stimulation in the human superior colliculus (SC) is given as an example.
Katyal, S., Greene, C. A., Ress, D. High-resolution Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Methods for Human Midbrain. J. Vis. Exp. (63), e3746, doi:10.3791/3746 (2012).