The role of the insula in intuitive expert bug detection in computer code: an fMRI study.

ABSTRACT: Software programming is a complex and relatively recent human activity, involving the integration of mathematical, recursive thinking and language processing. The neural correlates of this recent human activity are still poorly understood. Error monitoring during this type of task, requiring the integration of language, logical symbol manipulation and other mathematical skills, is particularly challenging. We therefore aimed to investigate the neural correlates of decision-making during source code understanding and mental manipulation in professional participants with high expertise. The present fMRI study directly addressed error monitoring during source code comprehension, expert bug detection and decision-making. We used C code, which triggers the same sort of processing irrespective o

SUBMITTER: Castelhano J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6538820 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature