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Title: | Role of the EEG Theta Network During Software Production: A Connectivity Study | Authors: | Calcagno, A. Coelli, S. Amendola, C. Pirovano, I. Re, R. Medeiros, J. A. Carvalho, P. Madeira, H. Bianchi, A. M. |
Keywords: | EEG,; cognition; connectivity; software development; mental effort | Issue Date: | 2023 | Publisher: | IEEE | Project: | Open Access funding provided by ‘Politecnico di Milano’ within the CRUI CARE Agreement | Serial title, monograph or event: | IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering | Volume: | 31 | Abstract: | Software programming is an acquired evolutionary skill originating from consolidated cognitive functions (i.e., attentive, logical, coordination, mathematic calculation, and language comprehension), but the underlying neurophysiological processes are still not completely known. In the present study, we investigated and compared the brain activities supporting realistic programming, text and code reading tasks, analyzing Electroencephalographic (EEG) signals acquired from 11 experienced programmers. Multichannel spectral analysis and a phase-based effective connectivity study were carried out. Our results highlighted that both realistic programming and reading tasks are supported by modulations of the Theta fronto-parietal network, in which parietal areas behave as sources of information, while frontal areas behave as receivers. Nevertheless, during realistic programming, both an increase in Theta power and changes in network topology emerged, suggesting a task-related adaptation of the supporting network system. This reorganization mainly regarded the parietal area, which assumes a prominent role, increasing its hub functioning and its connectivity in the network in terms of centrality and degree. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/114409 | ISSN: | 1534-4320 1558-0210 |
DOI: | 10.1109/TNSRE.2023.3299834 | Rights: | openAccess |
Appears in Collections: | FCTUC Eng.Informática - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais I&D CISUC - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais |
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