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…