Computer programming is a novel cognitive tool that has transformed modern society. What
cognitive and neural mechanisms support this skill? Here, we used functional magnetic …

What aspects of computer programs are represented by the human brain during
comprehension? We leverage brain recordings derived from functional magnetic resonance …

Code reading is an activity frequently performed by developers. Before modifying code,
developers have to read it, especially if it was authored by others. Several studies have …

The understanding of brain activity during program comprehension have advanced thanks
to noninvasive neuroimaging techniques, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging …

In this thesis, I study the understanding of computer programs (code) from two perspectives:
computational and cognitive. I ask what the human bases of understanding code are, and …

Our goal is to identify brain regions involved in comprehending computer programs. We use
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate two candidate systems of brain …

Typing is a multi-level hierarchical process involving cognitive, executive and motor
functions. It is possible to investigate the psychophysiological indicators of mental processes …

We present the first study relating representations of computer programs generated by
unsupervised machine learning (ML) models and representations of computer programs in …