Table 1.
Participant characteristicsa
| AP musicians | Non-AP musicians | Non-musicians | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of participants | 52 | 51 | 50 |
| Sex (female/male) | 24/28 | 24/27 | 24/26 |
| Handedness (right/left/both) | 45/4/3 | 46/4/1 | 44/6/0 |
| Age | 26.37 ± 4.98 years | 25.29 ± 4.42 years | 25.86 ± 5.52 years |
| rsfMRI movementb | 8.90 ± 16.31 scans | 5.61 ± 11.77 scans | 5.26 ± 15.43 scans |
| DWI movementc | 0.47 ± 0.11 | 0.48 ± 0.11 | 0.44 ± 0.12 |
| Musical aptitude (AMMA) total | 66.04 ± 6.18 | 63.45 ± 6.96 | 52.80 ± 9.22 |
| Musical aptitude (AMMA) tonal | 32.33 ± 3.67 | 30.55 ± 4.23 | 25.34 ± 5.02 |
| Musical aptitude (AMMA) rhythm | 33.71 ± 2.78 | 32.90 ± 3.03 | 27.46 ± 4.58 |
| Tone-naming score | 76.41 ± 19.96% | 23.66 ± 19.16% | 8.41 ± 3.52% |
| Age of onset of musical training | 6.06 ± 2.40 | 6.53 ± 2.39 | — |
| Years of musical training | 20.31 ± 5.26 years | 18.76 ± 5.01 | — |
| Cumulative musical training | 16,347.68 ± 12,582.35 hours | 13,830.10 ± 9985.04 hours | — |
aContinuous measures are given as mean ± SD.
bNumber of scans with FD ≥ 0.5 (Power et al., 2012).
cMean of average scan-to-scan translational (in millimeters) and rotational motion (in degrees) (Yendiki et al., 2014).