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Table 3 Data of auditory 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)

60 ± 2

63 ± 3

ns (p = 0.229)

 N1 latency (ms)

125 ± 22

112 ± 6

ns (p = 0.247)

 P2 latency (ms)

229 ± 27

199 ± 17

p = 0.021

 N2 latency (ms)

302 ± 11

259 ± 43

ns (p = 0.190)

 P3 latency (ms)

360 ± 29

332 ± 48

ns (p = 0.400)

Infrequent stimulus

 P1 latency (ms)

54 ± 5

71 ± 29

ns (p = 0.413)

 N1 latency (ms)

109 ± 10

109 ± 9

ns (p = 0.631)

 P2 latency (ms)

171 ± 20

180 ± 13

ns (p = 0.165)

 N2 latency (ms)

218 ± 22

230 ± 15

ns (p = 0.123)

 P3 latency (ms)

328 ± 34

360 ± 10

p = 0.019

 P3 amplitude (µV)

13 ± 5

12 ± 4

ns (p = 0.971)

 P3 habituation (ms)

−5.8 ± 19.6

17.4 ± 11.2

p = 0.009

Mean choice reaction time (ms)

345 ± 43

349 ± 56

ns (p = 1.000)