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Music Ensemble: a large dataset on musicianship, cognition, and personality in musicians and nonmusicians.
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Francesca TalaminiDepartment of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. Francesca.Talamini@uibk.ac.at.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6083-0282
Massimo GrassiDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. massimo.grassi@unipd.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3784-2784
Gianmarco AltoèDepartment of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1154-9528
Elvira BratticoCenter for Music in the Brain (MIB), Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0676-6464
Anne CaclinUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon CRNL U1028 UMR5292, F-69500, Bron, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1367-5923
Barbara CarrettiDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5147-7544
Véronique Drai-ZerbibUniversité Bourgogne Europe, CNRS, LEAD UMR5022, 21000, Dijon, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5623-6229
Laura FerreriDepartment of Brain & Behavioural Science, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6143-1467
Filippo GambarotaDepartment of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6666-1747
Jessica GrahnNeuroscience Graduate Program, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7270-2114
Lucrezia Guiotto Nai FovinoDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2092-2005
Marco RoccatoDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3643-2019
Antoni Rodriguez-FornellsInstitució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3249-6931
Swathi SwaminathanNeuroscience Graduate Program, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0940-6448
Barbara TillmannUniversité Bourgogne Europe, CNRS, LEAD UMR5022, 21000, Dijon, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9676-5822
Peter VuustCenter for Music in the Brain (MIB), Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4908-735X
Jonathan WilbiksDepartment of Psychology, University of New Brunswick Saint John, 100 Tucker Park Road, Saint John, NB, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6882-5215
Marcel ZentnerDepartment of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8580-8030
Karla AguilarDepartment of Psychology, University of New Brunswick Saint John, 100 Tucker Park Road, Saint John, NB, Canada.
Christ B AryantoDepartment of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6347-2505
Frederico C Assis LeiteDepartment of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-4569-5152
Aíssa M BaldéCentre for Psychological Research and Social Intervention (CIS-Iscte), Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6161-516X
Deniz BaşkentDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6560-1451
Laura BishopRITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0656-3969
Graziela BortzDepartment of Music, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7708-8851
Fleur L BouwerCognitive Psychology Unit, Institute of Psychology & Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7064-7481
Axelle CalcusCenter for Research in Cognitive Neuroscience (CRCN), Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1240-1122
Giulio CarraturoDepartment of Education, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2886-2564
Antonia ČeričResearch Group Neurocognition of Music and Language, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Frankfurt/M., Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-9456-2443
Antonio CriscuoloDepartment of Neuropsychology & Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3192-441X
Léo DairainCenter for Research in Cognitive Neuroscience (CRCN), Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.
Simone Dalla BellaInternational Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), Montreal, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9813-7408
Oscar DanielDepartment of Music, Durham University, Durham, UK.
Anne DanielsenRITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1371-1533
Anne-Isabelle de ParcevauxUniversité Bourgogne Europe, CNRS, LEAD UMR5022, 21000, Dijon, France.
Delphine DellacherieDépartement de Psychology, Laboratoire PSITEC ULR 4072, Université de Lille, Lille, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3543-8606
Verónica DetlefsenCentro de Investigaciones en Neurociencias y Neuropsicología, Universidad de Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3799-5366
Tor EndestadRITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4403-6887
Victor Cepero-EscribanoDepartment of Cognition, Development and Education Psychology, University of Barcelona/Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Juliana L D B FialhoDepartment of Music, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-6193-314X
Caitlin FitzpatrickNeuroscience Graduate Program, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Anna FiveashUniversité Bourgogne Europe, CNRS, LEAD UMR5022, 21000, Dijon, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5760-7490
Juliette FortierInternational Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), Montreal, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-9220-3464
Noah R FramDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0234-9922
Eleonora FulloneDepartment of Brain & Behavioural Science, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Stefanie GloggengießerResearch Group Neurocognition of Music and Language, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Frankfurt/M., Germany.
Lucia Gonzalez SanchezDepartment of Cognition, Development and Education Psychology, University of Barcelona/Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Reyna L GordonDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1643-6979
Mathilde GroussardDepartment of Psychology, Université de Caen Normandie, Inserm, EPHE-PSL, PSL Université Paris, CHU de Caen, GIP Cyceron, U1077, NIMH, 14000, Caen, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6749-8611
Assal HabibiBrain and Creativity Institute, Dornsife College of Letters Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1420-3568
Heidi M U HansenDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-3949-8128
Eleanor E HardingDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3244-9625
Kirsty HawkinsDepartment of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK.
Steffen A HerffThe MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8396-1306
Veikka P HolmaCentre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Kelly JakubowskiDepartment of Music, Durham University, Durham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4954-7117
Maria G JolCognitive Psychology Unit, Institute of Psychology & Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Aarushi KalsiDepartment of Music, Durham University, Durham, UK.
Veronica KandroDepartment of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, USA.
Rosaliina KeloCentre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Sonja A KotzDepartment of Neuropsychology & Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5894-4624
Gangothri S LadegamDepartment of Psychology, PPLS, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-7995-5406
Bruno LaengRITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1539-4893
André LeeInstitute of Music Physiology and Musicians' Medicine, Hanover University of Music, Drama, and Media, Hanover, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5557-3127
Miriam LenseDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4362-3032
César F LimaCentre for Psychological Research and Social Intervention (CIS-Iscte), Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3058-7204
Simon P LimmerDepartment of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Chengran K LiuDepartment of Psychology, PPLS, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0804-9098
Paulina D C Martín SánchezMind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Langley McEntyreDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA.
Jessica P MichaelDepartment of Psychology, PPLS, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Daniel MirmanDepartment of Psychology, PPLS, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5472-0220
Julieta MoltrasioCentro de Investigaciones en Neurociencias y Neuropsicología, Universidad de Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0759-0563
Daniel MüllensiefenDepartment of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7297-1760
Niloufar NajafiCognitive Psychology Unit, Institute of Psychology & Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Jaakko NokkalaCentre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Ndassi NzonlangDépartement de Psychology, Laboratoire PSITEC ULR 4072, Université de Lille, Lille, France.
Maria Gabriela M OliveiraDepartment of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5549-0607
Katie OveryReid School of Music, ECA, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7271-8439
Andrew J OxenhamDepartment of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9365-1157
Edoardo PassarottoInstitute of Music Physiology and Musicians' Medicine, Hanover University of Music, Drama, and Media, Hanover, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7653-9377
Marie-Elisabeth PlasseUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon CRNL U1028 UMR5292, F-69500, Bron, France.
Herve PlatelDepartment of Psychology, Université de Caen Normandie, Inserm, EPHE-PSL, PSL Université Paris, CHU de Caen, GIP Cyceron, U1077, NIMH, 14000, Caen, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1576-0398
Alice PoissonnierDepartment of Psychology, Université de Caen Normandie, Inserm, EPHE-PSL, PSL Université Paris, CHU de Caen, GIP Cyceron, U1077, NIMH, 14000, Caen, France.
Vasiliki ProviasMusic and Audio Research Laboratory (MARL), New York University, New York, USA.
Neha RajappaDepartment of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
Pablo RipollesMusic and Audio Research Laboratory (MARL), New York University, New York, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8463-3723
Michaela RitchieDepartment of Psychology, University of New Brunswick Saint John, 100 Tucker Park Road, Saint John, NB, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3220
Italo R Rodrigues MenezesDepartment of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7251-5877
Rafael Román-CaballeroMind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, Granada, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0943-6217
Paula RoncagliaCognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence Department, Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences, Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-3718-0316
Wanda RubinsteinCentro de Investigaciones en Neurociencias y Neuropsicología, Universidad de Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2673-6353
Farrah Y-A Sa'adullahThe MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
Suvi SaarikallioCentre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4647-8048
Daniela SammlerResearch Group Neurocognition of Music and Language, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Frankfurt/M., Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7458-0229
Séverine SamsonDépartement de Psychology, Laboratoire PSITEC ULR 4072, Université de Lille, Lille, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4507-9440
E Glenn SchellenbergCentre for Psychological Research and Social Intervention (CIS-Iscte), Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3681-6020
Nora R SerresRITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
L Robert SlevcDepartment of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5183-6786
Ragnya-Norasoa SouffianeUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon CRNL U1028 UMR5292, F-69500, Bron, France.
Florian J StrauchDepartment of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Hannah StraussDepartment of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6235-4010
Nicholas TantengcoDepartment of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, USA.
Mari TervaniemiCentre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9651-2929
Rachel ThompsonDepartment of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, USA.
Renee TimmersDepartment of Music, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1981-0834
Petri ToiviainenCentre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6962-2957
Laurel J TrainorDepartment of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3397-2079
Clara TuskeDepartment of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, USA.
Jed VillanuevaBrain and Creativity Institute, Dornsife College of Letters Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8421-0368
Claudia C von BastianDepartment of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0667-2460
Kelly L WhitefordDepartment of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2627-1509
Emily A WoodDepartment of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9302-296X
Florian WorschechInstitute of Music Physiology and Musicians' Medicine, Hanover University of Music, Drama, and Media, Hanover, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7185-8870
Ana ZappaDepartment of Cognition, Development and Education Psychology, University of Barcelona/Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4427-0988
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Abstract
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 participants (aged 18-30) across thirty-five research sites in Europe, North America, South America, and Australia. Participants completed an in-person, in-lab battery of objective tests, including measures of verbal, visuospatial and musical short-term memory, executive functions (updating component), nonverbal reasoning, verbal comprehension, and music perception skills. The battery also included standardized and custom self-report questionnaires assessing music sophistication, music reward, personality traits, socioeconomic status, and demographic characteristics. Music Ensemble was preregistered, and the research protocol followed a standardized procedure across sites. The dataset also includes a large subsample of musicians and nonmusicians that are pair-matched for age, gender, and education (678 pairs). It enables well-powered investigations into the relationship between musical expertise and individual differences in cognition, personality, and demographic variables. It is also suitable for training in statistical and psychometric methods.
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