Computer programming is not a language nor maths

Stefan Mileschin · 5th January 2021, 05:01

MIT boffins discover brain secrets

A group of MIT boffins have worked out that computer programming does not use the same part of the brain associated with language or writing or solving maths problems.

The team of neuroscientists did fMRI brain-scans of young adults while they were solving a small coding challenge using a textual programming language (Python) and a visual one (Scratch Jr.). They discovered that the brain activity wasn't similar to when we process language. Instead, coding seems to activate the "multiple demand network", which — as the scientists note in a public relations writeup of their work — "is also recruited for complex cognitive tasks such as solving math problems or crossword puzzles".

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5th January 2021, 05:01	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,964	Computer programming is not a language nor maths MIT boffins discover brain secrets A group of MIT boffins have worked out that computer programming does not use the same part of the brain associated with language or writing or solving maths problems. The team of neuroscientists did fMRI brain-scans of young adults while they were solving a small coding challenge using a textual programming language (Python) and a visual one (Scratch Jr.). They discovered that the brain activity wasn't similar to when we process language. Instead, coding seems to activate the "multiple demand network", which — as the scientists note in a public relations writeup of their work — "is also recruited for complex cognitive tasks such as solving math problems or crossword puzzles". https://fudzilla.com/news/52134-comp...nguage-or-math

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