Share this articleDoiCopy to clipboardCite this articleComputer code comprehension shares neural resources with formal logical inference in the fronto-parietal networkeLife 9:e59340.Copy to clipboardDespite the importance of programming to modern society, the cognitive and neural bases of code comprehension are largely unknown. Programming languages might ‘recycle’ neurocognitive mechanisms originally developed for natural languages. Alternatively, comprehension of code could depend on fronto-parietal networks shared with other culturally-invented symbol systems, such as formal logic and...…Share this articleDoiCopy to clipboardCite this articleComputer code comprehension shares neural resources with formal logical inference in the fronto-parietal networkeLife 9:e59340.Copy to clipboardDespite the importance of programming to modern society, the cognitive and neural bases of code comprehension are largely unknown. Programming languages might ‘recycle’ neurocognitive mechanisms originally developed for natural languages. Alternatively, comprehension of code could depend on fronto-parietal networks shared with other culturally-invented symbol systems, such as formal logic and...WW…

During every pregame skate, I used to look into the crowd and wonder what the fans could see.I mean, like, what could they really see?Could they see the cuts on my hands — and the blood on my laces — from obsessively lacing and relacing my skates again and again?Could they see the bags under my eyes from having gotten just two hours of sleep for the fifth straight night?Could they see the pain I was going through from trying to work up the nerve to tell the coach that tonight was the night when it was just all too much, and I couldn’t play?I’ve been an NHL player for 11 years. And until...…During every pregame skate, I used to look into the crowd and wonder what the fans could see.I mean, like, what could they really see?Could they see the cuts on my hands — and the blood on my laces — from obsessively lacing and relacing my skates again and again?Could they see the bags under my eyes from having gotten just two hours of sleep for the fifth straight night?Could they see the pain I was going through from trying to work up the nerve to tell the coach that tonight was the night when it was just all too much, and I couldn’t play?I’ve been an NHL player for 11 years. And until...WW…