A high-resolution 7-Tesla fMRI dataset from complex natural stimulation with an audio movie

Here we present a high-resolution functional magnetic resonance (fMRI) dataset – 20 participants recorded at high field strength (7 Tesla) during prolonged stimulation with an auditory feature film (“Forrest Gump”). In addition, a comprehensive set of auxiliary data (T1w, T2w, DTI, susceptibility-weighted image, angiography) as well as measurements to assess technical and physiological noise components have been acquired. An initial analysis confirms that these data can be used to study common and idiosyncratic brain response patterns to complex auditory stimulation. Among the potential uses of this dataset are the study of auditory attention and cognition, language and music perception, and social perception. The auxiliary measurements enable a large variety of additional analysis strategies that relate functional response patterns to structural properties of the brain. Alongside the acquired data, we provide source code and detailed information on all employed procedures – from stimulus creation to data analysis. In order to facilitate replicative and derived works, only free and open-source software was utilized. Design Type(s) in vivo design • stimulus or stress design Measurement Type(s) Blood Oxygen Level Dependent Imaging • physiological assay • structural magnetic resonance imaging Technology Type(s) MRI Scanner • pulse oximetry Factor Type(s) Subject Age • Gender • language proficiency/ languages spoken • previous viewings of movie • time since previous viewing Sample Characteristic(s) Homo sapiens • N/A • multi-cellular organism Machine-accessible metadata file describing the reported data (ISA-Tab format)