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Table 2 Data of visually evoked event-related potentials (oddball paradigm) recording presented separately for both subjects group

From: Musical ability is associated with enhanced auditory and visual cognitive processing

 

Musicians (n = 10)

Non-musicians (n = 10)

Significance

Frequent stimulus

 P1 latency (ms)

122 ± 11

81 ± 0

ns (p = 0.500)

 N1 latency (ms)

165 ± 23

169 ± 24

ns (p = 0.604)

 P2 latency (ms)

252 ± 14

251 ± 16

ns (p = 0.837)

 N2 latency (ms)

305 ± 19

301 ± 18

ns (p = 0.755)

 P3 latency (ms)

394 ± 23

383 ± 52

ns (p = 0.902)

Infrequent stimulus

 P1 latency (ms)

94 ± 27

116 ± 0

ns (p = 0.667)

 N1 latency (ms)

156 ± 23

168 ± 20

ns (p = 0.243)

 P2 latency (ms)

228 ± 9

239 ± 15

ns (p = 0.105)

 N2 latency (ms)

272 ± 16

277 ± 15

ns (p = 0.631)

 P3 latency (ms)

390 ± 33

411 ± 22

p = 0.043

 P3 amplitude (µV)

14 ± 6

12 ± 4

ns (p = 0.253)

 P3 habituation (ms)

0.6 ± 7.8

7.3 ± 11.0

p = 0.018

Mean choice reaction time (ms)

381 ± 45

405 ± 58

ns (p = 0.436)