The researchers assessed the verbal memory of each subject by the number of chinese words the subjects could recall in a list - learning task in which a 16 - word list was presented orally three times to each subject . their visual memory was also assessed by the benton visual retention test and the rey - osterreith complex figure test 试验者接受了一项语言记忆力测试，在细心聆听一些中文词语之后，她们便要立即凭记忆说出这些词语。结果显示三十位童年时曾经接受过音乐训练的试验者，比那些没有接受过音乐训练的试验者能多记百分之十七的文字资料。
