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The language brain matters more for programming than the math brain? (2020)

New research contradicts long held assumptions about coding

Their research, published in Scientific Reports, used behavioral tests and measures of brain activity to see how they correlated with how fast and well participants learned programming. Before doing online classes, participants did a battery of tests designed to look at math skills, working memory, problem solving, and second language learning ability. Prior to their online learning tasks, participants were given a resting state EEG, which measures patterns in the brain when the subjects were relaxed and doing nothing.

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