Table 1.
Participant selection criteria.
| Inclusion Criteria for Fibromyalgia Patients. |
| • Meeting the Fibromyalgia1990 and 2010 criteria. |
| • Woman with Fibromyalgia diagnosed by a trained Rheumatologist. |
| • Spontaneous, continuous and intense pain in daily life (VRS > 5 average of a month) |
| • Right-handed. |
| Inclusion Criteria for Healthy Controls. |
| • Healthy Adult Woman. |
| • Right-handed. |
| Exclusion Criteria for Fibromyalgia Patients and Healthy Controls. |
| • Impossibility to move or walk. |
| • Uncontrolled endocrine problems. |
| • Neurological alterations (i.e. stroke, epilepsy, recent traumatic brain injury). |
| • Auditory problems. |
| • MRI contraindications (i.e., metal prosthetics). |
| • Pregnancy and/or breast-feeding. |
| Elimination Criteria for Fibromyalgia Patients and Healthy Controls. |
| • Excessive artifacts in MRI. |
| • Probable pathological findings in MRI. |
VRS, Verbal Rating Scale.