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Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 06 November 2015 07:29:09PM *  0 points [-]

Formal languages require quite a different kind of thinking than natural ones do. It's not just a matter of comparing their complexity.

Comment author: MrMind 09 November 2015 08:05:21AM 0 points [-]

Unfortunately, there's only one study about the neuropsychology of programming language, but it does contradict your assertion.
Or at least, if it requires a different thinking, that thinking is done with the same area used for natural language.