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
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
