Paul Cantrell
I’ve long maintained that music composition and computer programming have a •huge• overlap in the brain, at least in my own experience — and that overlap has something to do with spatial relationships.
Interesting remarks on the topic from @adamshostack: https://infosec.exchange/@adamshostack/113901574936360113
Paul Cantrell
(First post in the thread, which got disconnected from the others: https://infosec.exchange/@adamshostack/113901572725807543)
Adam Shostack :donor: :rebelverified:
@inthehands Musicians were very highly represented amongst WWII cryptographers. I always thought about that was more about patterns and variations than about space.
Paul Cantrell
@adamshostack
I would venture (in my cognitive science ignorance) that our brains might use structures that evolved to do spatial reasoning in order to think about patterns and variation.
Janne Moren
@inthehands @adamshostack
Music and mathematics - and coding, and puzzles - do seem to use much the same kind of abilities.
But different people seem to deploy very different strategies. I think spatially; whether music or code I see it laid out in my mind's eye.
But my wife doesn't think spatially *at all.* And she is a graphic designer - a profession you'd think spatial reasoning is pretty important.
Paul Cantrell
@jannem @adamshostack
For sure. I think I've even seen reporting on some studies that found using fMRI that while some brain tasks are situated in similar locations for most everyone, others vary wildly from person to person? Can't remember whether I'm making that up….
Paul Cantrell
@adamshostack
I'd read it (given that I just had to search “kahneman”)!
Adam Shostack :donor: :rebelverified:
@inthehands My next book shall be titled "Led astray by Dan Kahneman." It shall be very, very short. ;)
Adam Shostack :donor: :rebelverified:
@inthehands @jannem about 15 years ago I read a book by a Berkely prof who had some very principles critiques of fMRI study designs, and advocated that a lot of our thinking is embodied. I really wish I could find it.
Paul Cantrell
@adamshostack @jannem
Sounds like good stuff. I probably already agree with it.
Adam Shostack :donor: :rebelverified:
@inthehands His Thinking Fast and Slow is a freaking masterpiece on many levels, including accessibility, clear science writing...
Paul Cantrell
@adamshostack
Oh, I know the title. Gotta pick it up one of these days.
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