Recording and evaluating magnetic resonance signals of a functional magnetic resonance examination of a patient is provided. A region of the patient's brain is influenced during at least two time intervals. During the first time interval, the influencing takes place in accordance with a first way of stimulation and during a second time interval in accordance with a second way of stimulation, wherein the first and the second way of stimulation differ. While the at least two time intervals magnetic resonance signals are acquired from the region of the patient's brain by means of a pseudo-random stimulation sequence, the acquired magnetic resonance signals are evaluated.