Reading and Calculation Neural Systems and Their Weighted Adaptive Use for Programming Skills

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A schematic representation of the reading and calculation systems and their weighed use for programming skills in the brain. Previous works suggest the circuitry that is recruited for tasks requiring these skills. Regions shown in orange, green, and blue increase their activation for the reading, calculation, and programming tasks, respectively (numbers indicate the Brodmann areas). A series of brain regions link and share resources for the distinct tasks (bar plot summary represent the normalized number of studies reporting those regions). Despite the fact that ventro-temporal areas related to reading are visible, the parietal regions related to calculation and visuo-spatial attention are strongly recruited under programming demands. The summary boxes indicate the known functions per region, and in bold, the function we suggest that those regions might be involved for particular programming skills.