There are many important issues that need to be considered when designing an fMRI experiment, at many different levels.
Designing your study
General principles
DesignBasics - some ideas on asking the right kinds of scientific questions with fMRI
[:UnderstandingFmri:Learning about the physics of fMRI]
DesignEfficiency - considerations on how to construct an imaging experiment that has sufficient power
Useful tips
[:TipsForDataAcquisition:Tips for data acquisition]
[:TipsForSuccessfulScanning:Tips for successful scanning]
For stimulus delivery on the CBU scanner see the MRI facility wiki pages - CbuStimulusDelivery
ScanProtocols - CBU defaut imaging protocols
[wiki:WritingStimulusDeliveryPrograms Writing stimulus delivery programs]
[wiki:ScannerSync Using scanner sync] to synchronise your stimulus delivery program with the scanner
Of further interest
FmriAndGenes - genotyping & fMRI