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Brain functionality and plasticity for
programmers
What doe a good Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) do for a good programmer - ANS-Executive Control,
Debugging, Planning

what does the Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) do for a good programmer - ANS-Chaotic Code, Poor
Architecture

What does Left (IFG) do for a good programmer - ANS-Syntax Processing, Language
Comprehension

What does Left IFG(inferior Frontal Gyrus) do for a bad programmer - ANS-syntax errors, slow
learning

What do the Parietal Lobes do for a good programmer - ANS-Spatial Reasoning, Mental Models

What do the Parietal Lobes do for a bad programmer - ANS-cant visualize Data architectures

What does the Basal Ganglia do for a good programmer? - ANS-Automation, Typing Patterns

What does the Basal Ganglia do for a bad programmer? - ANS-slow coding, reinventing wheels

What does the Default Mode Network do for a good programmer? - ANS-Creative Insight, 'aha'
moments

What does the Default Mode Network do for a bad programmer? - ANS-Stuck on problems, No
innovations

What does the Anterior Cingulate do for a good programmer? - ANS-error detection, focus

What does the Anterior Cingulate do for a bad programmer? - ANS-Misses edge cases, tunnel
vision

What 3 areas does cross region access matter? - ANS-Debugging & writing code, Creativity,
Optimization demands

What regions cross during debugging and writing the code? - ANS-PFC**during debugging &
LIFG/Temporal**dominate during initial coding

What regions cross during creativity? - ANS-DMN**generates novel solutions & PFC**evaluates
feasibility

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