| ACC | Anterior cingulate cortex |
| AI | Anterior insula |
| aMCC | Anterior mid-cingulate cortex |
| BOLD | Blood oxygenation level-dependent |
| EQ | Empathy quotient |
| fMRI | Functional magnetic resonance imaging |
| FP | Fake pain |
| GLM | General linear model |
| GP | Genuine pain |
| IA | Interoceptive accuracy |
| IASP | International association for the study of pain |
| IE | Intensity of the facial expression |
| IFG | Inferior frontal gyrus |
| IP | Intensity of the pain |
| IPL | Inferior parietal lobe |
| IRI | Interpersonal reactivity index |
| M | Mean |
| MFG | Middle frontal gyrus |
| MNI | Montreal neurological institute |
| MPFC | Medial prefrontal cortex |
| N | Neutral |
| NRS | Numerical rating scale |
| pACC | Pregenual anterior cingulate cortex |
| PCS | Pain catastrophizing scale |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SMG | Supramarginal gyrus |
| SP | Suppressed pain |
| SPM | Statistical parametric mapping |
| STS | Superior temporal sulcus |
| TAS-20 | Toronto alexithymia scale 20 |
| TE | Echo time |
| TR | Repetition time |
| WS | Warning signal |