This readme.txt file was generated on 2026-07-01 by Manuela del Caño Espinel

GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Title of Dataset
Fragmentos narrativos y audios locutados en español para estímulos verbales de 20 segundos para Resonancia Magnética Funcional (fMRI) basados en la leyenda tradicional alemana El flautista de Hamelin
Spanish Narrative Fragments and Audio Recordings of 20-Second Verbal Stimuli for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Based on the Traditional German Legend *The Pied Piper of Hamelin*
2. Authorship
Name: 
Manuela del Caño Espinel
Institution:

Área de Didáctica de la Expresión Musical
Facultad de Educación
Universidad de Burgos
Email:
mdelcano@ubu.es
ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5736-3556

DESCRIPTION
1. Dataset language
Spanish
2. Abstract
This dataset contains a complete set of standardized verbal stimuli developed for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) studies investigating auditory language processing.
The dataset includes narrative fragments of approximately 20 seconds in duration together with their corresponding audio recordings. The texts were created by Manuela del Caño Espinel from the traditional German legend El flautista de Hamelin, adapting the original narrative to obtain linguistically coherent stimuli with homogeneous duration, natural prosody and controlled lexical complexity.
The narrated audio files constitute the experimental stimuli presented during fMRI acquisition, whereas the written document provides the transcription of all stimuli used during the experiment.
The materials were developed for research involving children aged 7 to 17 years with neurological disorders and were designed to facilitate standardized auditory presentation across participants.
3. Keywords
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
Auditory stimuli
Speech stimuli
Language processing
Speech perception
Auditory neuroscience
Music neuroscience
Narrative stimuli
Experimental materials
Neuroimaging
4. Date of data collection
2023
5. Date of dataset publication
2026
6. Funding
"Not applicable"
7. Geographic location/s of data collection
Universidad de Burgos (Spain)

ACCESS INFORMATION
1. Dataset Creative Commons License
CC BY 4.0
2. Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.71486/vmn4-0289
3. Related publication
This dataset was developed as experimental material for research on auditory language processing, music neuroscience and brain plasticity using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI).

METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
1. Description of methods used for collection-generation of data
The narrative stimuli were developed by adapting the traditional German legend El flautista de Hamelin into independent narrative fragments with an approximate duration of 20 seconds.
The adaptation process sought to preserve narrative coherence while maintaining homogeneous duration, natural syntax and prosody, making the stimuli suitable for auditory presentation during fMRI paradigms.
Each written fragment was subsequently recorded under standardized conditions to obtain high-quality auditory stimuli. The narrated audio files were used as the experimental stimuli presented to participants during Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging acquisition.
The written and audio versions constitute complementary materials and should be used together to ensure reproducibility of the experimental protocol.

FILE OVERVIEW
1. File List
Fragmentos_narrativos_fMRI_Flautista_Hamelin.pdf
Short description:
Document containing the complete transcription of the standardized narrative stimuli.
Audios_locutados_fMRI.zip
Short description:
Compressed folder containing the narrated audio files corresponding to each narrative fragment used as auditory stimuli during Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
README.txt
Short description:
Documentation describing the dataset, its contents and recommendations for reuse.

DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION
The dataset contains standardized verbal stimuli designed for auditory presentation during Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI).
Characteristics of the stimuli:
• Language: Spanish
• Stimulus type: Verbal auditory stimuli
• Format: Written text (PDF) and narrated audio files
• Approximate duration of each stimulus: 20 seconds
• Target population: Children aged 7–17 years with neurological disorders
• Experimental application:
* Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
* Auditory language processing
* Speech perception
* Cognitive neuroscience
* Music neuroscience
The audio files correspond exactly to the written stimuli included in the accompanying PDF document.

RECOMMENDED CITATION
Del Caño Espinel, M. (2026). Fragmentos narrativos y audios locutados en español para estímulos verbales de 20 segundos para Resonancia Magnética Funcional (fMRI) basados en la leyenda tradicional alemana El flautista de Hamelin (Version 1.0). Universidad de Burgos.