| MI | Motor imagery |
| AO | Action observation |
| MI-SW | Motor imagery of swallowing |
| MEG | Magnetoencephalography |
| MMSE | Mini-mental state examination |
| ERSPs | Event-related spectral perturbations |
| ERD | Event-related desynchronization |
| ERS | Event-related synchronization |
| PLV | Phase locking value |
| ROI | Regions of interest |
| CG | Control group |
| M-AIG | Male action observation-induced group |
| F-AIG | Female action observation-induced group |