[Tex/LaTex] Normal font in IEEEtran section heading

Question

While using IEEEtran, I want to enforce the letter 'f' to be small in section headings.

\documentclass[journal]{IEEEtran}
\begin{document} 
\section{Real fMRI Data}
\end{document}

However, IEEEtran by default makes all letters capital, with the first letter of each word a little taller.

I tried this

\section{Real\normalfont{f}MRI Data} 

But then all the letters after that becomes small, which I don't want.

Any help?

Answer 1

The reason for your problems - "all letters [becoming] small" - is because \normalfont is a declaration that changes the font from that point onward. Typical usage would be {\normalfont ...} instead of \normalfont{...}. Either way, you're better of changing the shape manually:

\documentclass[journal]{IEEEtran}
\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\section{Real {\upshape f}MRI Data}
\end{document}