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To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
MIT neuroscientists have found reading computer code does not rely on the regions of the brain involved in language processing. Instead, it activates the “multiple demand network,” which is also recruited for complex cognitive tasks such as solving math problems or crossword puzzles.
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Dec 15, 2020 | To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language by chmaynard | 365 | 229 |
| May 26, 2024 | To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language (2020) by thunderbong | 311 | 206 |
| May 26, 2024 | To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language (2020) by thunderbong | 52 | 1 |
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