Table 2. Demographic characteristics and behavioral measures of verbal memory in EEG paradigm.
Without music training (NMT, n = 30) | With music training (MT, n = 30) | t / χ2 | p - value | |
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Age (years) | 20.93 ± 1.258 | 21.03 ±1.159 | -0.320 | 0.750 |
Education (years) | 15.066 ± 0.254 | 15.067 ± 0.254 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
Gender (M/F) | 3/27 | 5/25 | 0.577 | 0.448 |
Years of music training | N.A. | 5.210 ± 3.864 | N.A. | N.A. |
Estimated IQ | 101.900 ± 14.470 | 103.800 ± 15.925 | -0.484 | 0.630 |
Discrimination score (%) | 80.139 ± 11.460 | 87.639 ± 10.351 | -2.660 | 0.010 |
Reaction time to correct hits (ms) | 841.563 ± 132.966 | 858.701 ± 145.809 | -0.476 | 0.636 |
Reaction time to false alarms (ms) | 939.421 ± 193.954 | 933.459 ± 197.075 | 0.118 | 0.906 |
N.A. = not applicable