Attention, Working Memory and Inhibitory Control in Aging: Comparing Amateur Singers, Instrumentalists and Active Controls

The aim of this study was to investigate the aging of executive functions in amateur singers and amateur instrument players. Specifically, we examined auditory processing speed, auditory selective attention, auditory and visual inhibitory control and auditory working memory in 39 amateur singers (mean age 61.8 ± 16.4; 23–88 years, 62% females), 43 amateur instrumentalists (mean age 52.1 ± 18.2; 20–88 years, 36% females) and 40 non-musician active controls (mean age 55.6 ± 19; 20–87 years, 50% females). Here we share the aggregated dataset that was used for group-level statistical analysis. In each file, all variables (independent, dependent, and covariates) that was used for analysis is included (including participants characteristics). The datasets are provided as both .XLSX and .CSV (UTF-8, separated by commas) documents for maximal compatibility. The article is available in open access here: https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nyas.15230