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Table 1 Estimated mean (standard error) values for the gray matter volume of the left and right Heschl’s gyri (HG), grouped by musicianship and speech lateralization

From: Neuroanatomical correlates of musicianship in left-handers

Volume (ml)a

Non-musicians (n = 75)

Musicians (n = 55)

Left HG

5.01 (0.06)

5.21 (0.06)

Right HG

4.60 (0.06)

4.87 (0.06)

Structural LIb

4.1 (3.8)

3.3 (3.7)

Volume (ml)a

Typical (n = 56)

Atypical (n = 19)

Typical (n = 34)

Atypical (n = 21)

Left HG

5.01 (0.06)

4.99 (0.1)

5.19 (0.07)

5.22 (0.09)

Right HG

4.62 (0.06)

4.57 (0.1)

4.89 (0.07)

4.86 (0.09)

Structural LIb

4 (4.1)

4.4 (3.1)

3.1 (3.2)

3.6 (4.5)

  1. aValues are estimated for a mean age of 23.2 years and a mean total intracranial volume of 1507.77 ml
  2. bAveraged structural LI (standard deviation). Positive values indicate leftward asymmetry, whereas negative values indicate rightward asymmetry