Inclusion Criteria for all participants:

• Age between 18 and 60
• Normal or corrected-to-normal visual acuity
• German or Italian native speaker

Additional Inclusion Criteria only for individuals with SCI:

• Diagnosis of traumatic spinal cord injury
• Lesion level below T1 (first thoracic vertebra)
• Time since injury >= 12 months
• Residual sensation on the upper leg (sensory capability of 1 or higher on at least one leg in the dermatomes L2 and L3 for both light touch and pin prick).

Exclusion Criteria for all participants:

• Pregnancy or breastfeeding
• Diagnosis of other psychiatric or neurological disorders (e.g. epilepsy, tumor in the central nervous system)
• Confirmed diagnosis of alcohol and/or drug abuse with active consumption within the last 6 months
• Confirmed diagnosis of traumatic brain injury, intended as visible changes in the brain diagnosed by a radiologist
• Stroke
• Inability to perform study procedures (e.g. inability to consent)

Additional Exclusion Criteria for both HC and SCI undergoing the fMRI procedure:

• Active medical devices (e.g. cardiac pacemaker)
• Inability to perform study procedures (e.g. claustrophobia)