Thetechniqueoffunctionalmagneticresonanceimagingisrapidlymovingfromoneoftechnicalinteresttowideclinicalapplication.However,thereareanumberofquestionsregardingthemethodthatneedresolution.Someoftheseareinvestigatedinthisthesis.HighresolutionfMRIisdemonstratedat3.0T,usinganinterleaved