Fig. 3: Creative experiences relationship with brain age gaps (BAGs).
a Correlation between BAGs and scores of expertise for tango dancers, musicians, visual artists, and gaming (r = −0.306, p = 0.003, N = 105 participants, Cohen’s f 2 = 0.103). Scores and BAGs were previously transformed into z-scores. b Scheme representation of the pre/post-learning study design. EEG recordings were acquired before learning (period 0) and thereafter (period 2). The in-game performance was assessed using the average actions per minute (APM) between periods 2 and 1 (post), and periods 0 and 1 (pre). c, d. Post- and pre-learning APM (N = 20 participants) (ΔAPM = 3.83, [2.45, 5.21]95%, t(19) = 5.804, p < 0.001, D = 0.68), and correlation between changes in APM and BAGs (r = -0.508, p = 0.022, N = 20 participants, Cohen’s f 2 = 0.349). Points represent participants. Box plots show the median and the first and third quartiles; whiskers mark the minimum and maximum values, and each point represents one participant. Groups were compared using t-statistics with two-sided p-values, FDR-corrected. Created in BioRender. Migeot, J. (2025) https://BioRender.com/99vpcts (EEG device and brain illustrations).
