Comprehension of computer code relies primarily on domain-general executive brain regions
Anna Aleksandrovna Ivanova, Shashank Srikant, Yotaro Sueoka, Hope Kean, Riva Dhamala, Una-May O’Reilly, Marina Umaschi Bers, Evelina G. Fedorenko
This study uses fMRI to show that the multiple demand system, not the language system, is primarily involved in understanding computer code, even when the code resembles natural language.
eLife · Dec 14, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience