Table 1.

Demographic and vital information of the pain-free healthy participants (n=49)

	n/mean ± S.D.
Sex
Men	24
Women	25
Age (years)	27.75 ± 6.7
Ethnicity and Race
Non-Hispanic White	20
Non-Hispanic Afro-American or Black	10
Asian	19
Body Mass Index	23.72 ± 3.45
Blood Pressure (mmHg)
Diastolic	71.94 ± 8.41
Systolic	117.98 ± 12.21
Heart Rate pre-experiment (beats/min)	70.90 ± 11.44
	Temperature (°C)	Duration (seconds)
Individual baseline pain sensitivity
Warmth detection	35.74 ± 2.39	13.71 ± 8.71
Painful threshold	38.66 ± 2.34	24.42 ± 12.26
Painful tolerance limit	46.19 ± 2.93	15.96 ± 3.30
Heat-pain assessment during VR Ocean
Warmth detection	37.70 ± 2.75	20.91 ± 10.09
Painful threshold	40.50 ± 3.06	31.18 ± 12.21
Painful tolerance limit	47.09 ± 2.05	16.98 ± 2.31
Heat-pain assessment during VR Opera
Warmth detection	37.11 ± 2.62	18.75 ± 10.09
Painful threshold	39.69 ± 3.20	28.18 ± 11.72
Painful tolerance limit	46.46 ± 2.46	16.27 ± 2.76
Heat-pain assessment during Control Ocean
Warmth detection	37.78 ± 2.67	21.17 ± 9.80
Painful threshold	39.87 ±3.28	28.87 ± 12.04
Painful tolerance limit	46.33 ± 2.65	16.12 ± 2.98
Heat-pain assessment during Control Opera
Warmth detection	37.72 ± 2.63	20.99 ± 9.63
Painful threshold limit	40.09 ± 3.09	29.65 ± 11.34
Painful tolerance	46.23 ± 2.71	16.01 ± 3.05
Heat-pain assessment during 2-Back Task
Warmth detection	36.86 ± 2.89	17.81 ± 8.77
Painful threshold	40.11 ± 3.18	29.74 ± 11.65
Painful tolerance limit	46.54 ± 2.61	16.36 ± 2.93