Channel: SciShow Psych

Category: Education

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Description: This episode was brought to you by Sanvello. To get started with the Braving Anxiety Journey head to sanvello.com or download Sanvello for your app store. There are aspects of computer code that look like language and some that seem more like algebra, and since we may be headed for a future where many people will need to learn to code, researchers are interested in figuring out how exactly the brain interprets code. Hosted by: Brit Garner ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/scishow SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at scishowtangents.org ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Silas Emrys, Charles Copley, Jb Taishoff, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, LehelKovacs, Adam Brainard, Greg, Ash, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: facebook.com/scishow Twitter: twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: elifesciences.org/articles/59340 sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1071581919300795 elifesciences.org/articles/58906 cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/fulltext/S1364-6613(19)30102-0 ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/402076 news.mit.edu/2020/brain-reading-computer-code-1215 mcgovern.mit.edu/2019/09/06/can-i-rewire-my-brain Images: istockphoto.com/vector/computer-laptop-with-blank-empty-screen-for-copy-space-text-on-workin-desk-table-or-gm1205777625-347481221 elifesciences.org/articles/58906/figures#content istockphoto.com/photo/python-computer-code-example-function-gm805183646-130680073 istockphoto.com/vector/silhouettes-of-people-with-colorful-speech-bubbles-gm485190787-38257136 istockphoto.com/vector/retro-gadgets-devices-isometric-composition-gm1201272809-344432751 istockphoto.com/photo/programmer-working-with-program-code-gm1075599562-287983168 istockphoto.com/vector/brain-icon-gm1182095271-331804115 istockphoto.com/vector/laptop-with-a-code-computer-language-python-gm1218905862-356343613 istockphoto.com/vector/espanol-translation-spanish-language-hand-drawn-doodles-and-lettering-gm1087621188-291804400 istockphoto.com/photo/fading-to-clear-math-equations-on-white-board-gm173015354-7336174 istockphoto.com/photo/the-girl-patient-is-lying-in-the-tomograph-and-waiting-for-a-scan-three-doctors-from-gm1205603057-347366557 istockphoto.com/photo/software-source-code-on-black-background-gm851575314-139806337 istockphoto.com/photo/hello-in-many-languages-gm478438526-67799451 istockphoto.com/photo/person-writing-mathematical-equations-on-the-blackboard-gm661870708-120652755 istockphoto.com/photo/human-brain-activity-hologram-on-black-background-gm1226750918-361545940 storyblocks.com/video/stock/futuristic-blue-digital-brain-seamless-loop-neurons-firing-in-mri-scan-of-artificial-intelligence-neural-network-medical-research-of-brain-activity-deep-learning-ai-and-modern-technology-3d-render-rp-3spg2rk37dj949 storyblocks.com/video/stock/4k-young-black-woman-computer-science-student-learning-to-code-cu-ryzc_gf0rk455y1t7 storyblocks.com/video/stock/coder-testing-virus-security-system-develop-internet-project-freelance-man-design-web-software-closeup-coding-on-screen-hands-type-html-code-and-programming-on-screen-laptop-hacker-work-online-somw5fzc8k9wsozec storyblocks.com/video/stock/man-balancing-on-bass-playing-guitar-evbsurt