Executive functions

Music Ensemble: A large dataset on musicianship, cognition, and personality in musicians and nonmusicians

The Music Ensemble dataset is a large-scale, cross-national database that provides detailed information about the musical, cognitive, personality, and demographic profiles of young adult musicians and nonmusicians. Data were collected from 1438 …

Do musicians have better short-term memory than nonmusicians? A multi-lab study

Musicians are often regarded as a positive example of brain plasticity and associated cognitive benefits. This emerges when expert musicians (e.g., musicians with over ten years of music training and practice) are compared with nonmusicians. A …

Individual differences in musical training and Executive Functions: A latent variable approach

Learning and performing music draw on a host of cognitive abilities, and previous research has postulated that musicians might have advantages in related cognitive processes. One such aspect of cognition that may be related to musical training is …

Tuning the mind: Exploring the connections between musical ability and Executive Functions

A growing body of research suggests that musical experience and ability are related to a variety of cognitive abilities, including executive functioning (EF). However, it is not yet clear if these relationships are limited to specific components of …