flexibility
A pioneering and multidisciplinary study involving serial entrepreneurs
and managers found evidence of increased neuronal connectivity in the brains of entrepreneurs, which may contribute to distinct cognitive attributes

Date:
June 13, 2023
Source:
University of Liege
Summary:
In a pioneering study involving serial entrepreneurs and managers,
a multidisciplinary research team, combining entrepreneurship
researchers and brain specialists, found evidence of increased
neuronal connectivity in the brains of entrepreneurs, which may
contribute to distinct cognitive attributes.


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In a pioneering study involving serial entrepreneurs and managers,
a multidisciplinary research team led by HEC -- School of Management
at the University of Lie`ge and Lie`ge University Hospital (CHU
Lie`ge), combining entrepreneurship researchers and brain specialists,
found evidence of increased neuronal connectivity in the brains of entrepreneurs, which may contribute to distinct cognitive attributes.

Using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI),
the study showed that serial entrepreneurs have higher connectivity
between the right insula (associated with cognitive flexibility) and
the anterior prefrontal cortex (a key region for exploratory choices),
compared to their fellow managers. These results, published in the
journal Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, suggest that serial
entrepreneurs possess greater cognitive flexibility, enabling them to
alternate effectively between exploration and exploitation, a balance
that is crucial to their success.

Unlike the traditional fMRI approach based on tasks submitted to the
subject, the rs-fMRI on which this study is based observes the brain
at rest, in the absence of cognitive tasks or presentation of stimuli,
which constitutes an innovative approach to improving understanding of
the entrepreneurial mind.

Forty people, entrepreneurs and managers, took part in the study.

"This study represents an important advance in our understanding of
the entrepreneurial mind. It highlights the potential of neuroscience
and how this approach complements the traditional tools used to study entrepreneurial cognition. By highlighting the difference in cognitive flexibility, it also offers a new perspective to inform the design of
training or professional development programmes aimed at improving the cognitive flexibility and entrepreneurial spirit of individuals within
various organisations," explains Fre'de'ric Ooms, researcher and Assistant Professor in management and entrepreneurship (HEC -- ULie`ge School of Management), first author of the publication, based on the results of
his PhD thesis on entrepreneurial cognitive flexibility presented in
April 2023.

"In a world of rapid and unpredictable change, organisations need to
cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset and foster cognitive flexibility
within their teams, qualities recognised by the OECD as a 21st century challenge," points out Professor Bernard Surlemont, Professor of Entrepreneurship at ULie`ge (HEC Lie`ge).

"This collaborative, multidisciplinary study illustrates 'neuro- entrepreneurship', the integration of knowledge in neuroscience (at the
ULie`ge GIGA and the CHU of Lie`ge) and the world of entrepreneurship (HEC Lie`ge), and shows how neuroimaging techniques help to better visualise
the neural networks involved in 'cognitive flexibility', in order to
be able to adapt to a constantly changing reality, which is the source
of entrepreneurial success," notes Dr Steven Laureys, neurologist and
Clinical Professor at the Centre du Cerveau of the University Hospital
(CHU) of Lie`ge, Research Director at the Fund for Scientific Research --
FNRS and Visiting Professor at the CERVO Research Centre (Laval, Quebec).

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========================================================================== Journal Reference:
1. Fre'de'ric Ooms, Jitka Annen, Rajanikant Panda, Paul Meunier, Luaba
Tshibanda, Steven Laureys, Jeffrey M. Pollack, Bernard Surlemont.

Advancing (Neuro)Entrepreneurship Cognition Research Through
Resting- State fMRI: A Methodological Brief. Entrepreneurship Theory
and Practice, 2023; 104225872311702 DOI: 10.1177/10422587231170217 ==========================================================================

Link to news story: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230613110035.htm

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