To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
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Re: To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
#2Take that, COBOL!
But seriously, by recalling and introspecting the thought process occurred just before an interruption, I think coding is moke akin to navigating a landscape -- it has a substantial spatial component.
Simply put, it's like thinking about consequences and dependencies at every given line/statement. Something that we don't do (or do rarely) while speaking or reading.
Re: To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
#3I wonder what kind of computer code was shown. I find there are times when reading boiler plate code/code that has more to do with API calls or the likes one does not need any kind of logic/problem solving but just shallow understanding
Re: To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
#4No s%%t Sherlock.
Re: To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
#5Of course it doesn't! But I'm interested to know if that's also the case when reading cooking recipes or instruction manuals?
Re: To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
#6I wonder if editing a piece of written work would activate some of those same problem solving areas as reading computer code does. It that case you're more concerned about structure, grammar, correct wording and such. I find personally i'm in a different frame of mind that reminds me, at least, more of a coding frame of mind than a reading frame of mind.
A lot of the time editing, I'm not really paying attention to the meaning of what's written, but whether the meaning is conveyed properly and clearly in any given sentence or paragraph.
Re: To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
#7So I can't replace reading of 'War and Peace' with 'Enterprise FizzBuzz' edition.
Re: To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
#8It was interesting to read. There aren't many google results for 'multiple demand network' that I could easily parse, but I did happen to find this paper on it in primates[0] (also happens to be from MIT) when I was trying to find an image that showed what parts of it are activated. I found this slide from a lecture very interesting[1].
[0]: http://web.mit.edu/9.s915/www/classes/duncan.pdf [1]: https://i.imgur.com/xdYzbev.png
Re: To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
#9So obvious next question is how does reading the law compare?
Re: To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language
#10It was interesting to read. There aren't many google results for 'multiple demand network' that I could easily parse, but I did happen to find this paper on it in primates[0] (also happens to be from MIT) when I was trying to find an image that showed what parts of it are activated. I found this slide from a lecture very interesting[1]. [0]: http://web.mit.edu/9.s915/www/classes/duncan.pdf [1]: https://i.imgur.com/xd…
You are right, that slide is very interesting indeed. I wonder what it is about the different languages that triggers the brain to use different regions?