Table 2. Descriptive statistics (M and SD) for the cognitive measures of interest by group (musicians vs nonmusicians).
| Musicians | Nonmusicians | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure | M | SD | M | SD |
| Corsi Forward | 6.10 | 0.97 | 5.10 | 2.17 |
| Corsi Backward | 4.55 | 0.83 | 6.65 | 2.39 |
| VPTA | 7.50 | 1.15 | 5.55 | 1.88 |
| LST | 17.30 | 1.49 | 11.05 | 3.36 |
| Intrusion LST | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.23 |
| sMRT | 4.40 | 1.39 | 2.20 | 2.19 |
| sEFT | 7.85 | 1.39 | 5.90 | 3.09 |
Note: VPTA: Visual Pattern Test Active; LST: Listening Span Test; sMRT: short Mental Rotations Test; sEFT: short Embedded Figures Test.