Frontopolar cortex and decision-making efficiency: comparing brain activity of experts with different professional background during an exploration-exploitation task
An optimal balance between efficient exploitation of available resources and creative exploration of alternatives is critical for adaptation and survival. Previous studies associated these behavioral drives with, respectively, the dopaminergic mesocorticolimbic system and frontopolar-intraparietal n...
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| author | Daniella eLaureiro-Martínez Nicola eCanessa Stefano eBrusoni Maurizio eZollo Todd eHare Federica eAlemanno Stefano F Cappa |
| author_facet | Daniella eLaureiro-Martínez Nicola eCanessa Stefano eBrusoni Maurizio eZollo Todd eHare Federica eAlemanno Stefano F Cappa |
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| description | An optimal balance between efficient exploitation of available resources and creative exploration of alternatives is critical for adaptation and survival. Previous studies associated these behavioral drives with, respectively, the dopaminergic mesocorticolimbic system and frontopolar-intraparietal networks. We study the activation of these systems in two age and gender-matched groups of experienced decision-makers differing in prior professional background, with the aim to understand the neural bases of individual differences in decision-making efficiency (performance divided by response time). We compare brain activity of entrepreneurs (who currently manage the organization they founded based on their venture idea) and managers (who are constantly involved in making strategic decisions but have no venture experience) engaged in a gambling-task assessing exploitative vs. explorative decision-making. Compared with managers, entrepreneurs showed higher decision-making efficiency, and a stronger activation in regions of frontopolar cortex previously associated with explorative choice. Moreover, activity across a network of regions previously linked to explore/exploit tradeoffs explained individual differences in choice efficiency. These results suggest new avenues for the study of individual differences in the neural antecedents of efficient decision-making. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2571fa18c9d4441983e5602c4b75583d2022-12-21T20:19:33ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612014-01-01710.3389/fnhum.2013.0092768199Frontopolar cortex and decision-making efficiency: comparing brain activity of experts with different professional background during an exploration-exploitation taskDaniella eLaureiro-Martínez0Nicola eCanessa1Stefano eBrusoni2Maurizio eZollo3Todd eHare4Federica eAlemanno5Stefano F Cappa6ETH ZurichVita-Salute University and San Raffaele Scientific InstituteETH ZurichBocconi UniversityUniversity of ZurichVita-Salute University and San Raffaele Scientific InstituteVita-Salute University and San Raffaele Scientific InstituteAn optimal balance between efficient exploitation of available resources and creative exploration of alternatives is critical for adaptation and survival. Previous studies associated these behavioral drives with, respectively, the dopaminergic mesocorticolimbic system and frontopolar-intraparietal networks. We study the activation of these systems in two age and gender-matched groups of experienced decision-makers differing in prior professional background, with the aim to understand the neural bases of individual differences in decision-making efficiency (performance divided by response time). We compare brain activity of entrepreneurs (who currently manage the organization they founded based on their venture idea) and managers (who are constantly involved in making strategic decisions but have no venture experience) engaged in a gambling-task assessing exploitative vs. explorative decision-making. Compared with managers, entrepreneurs showed higher decision-making efficiency, and a stronger activation in regions of frontopolar cortex previously associated with explorative choice. Moreover, activity across a network of regions previously linked to explore/exploit tradeoffs explained individual differences in choice efficiency. These results suggest new avenues for the study of individual differences in the neural antecedents of efficient decision-making.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00927/fullEfficiencyEntrepreneurshipdecision-makingfMRIexploration-exploitationfrontopolar cortex |
| spellingShingle | Daniella eLaureiro-Martínez Nicola eCanessa Stefano eBrusoni Maurizio eZollo Todd eHare Federica eAlemanno Stefano F Cappa Frontopolar cortex and decision-making efficiency: comparing brain activity of experts with different professional background during an exploration-exploitation task Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Efficiency Entrepreneurship decision-making fMRI exploration-exploitation frontopolar cortex |
| title | Frontopolar cortex and decision-making efficiency: comparing brain activity of experts with different professional background during an exploration-exploitation task |
| title_full | Frontopolar cortex and decision-making efficiency: comparing brain activity of experts with different professional background during an exploration-exploitation task |
| title_fullStr | Frontopolar cortex and decision-making efficiency: comparing brain activity of experts with different professional background during an exploration-exploitation task |
| title_full_unstemmed | Frontopolar cortex and decision-making efficiency: comparing brain activity of experts with different professional background during an exploration-exploitation task |
| title_short | Frontopolar cortex and decision-making efficiency: comparing brain activity of experts with different professional background during an exploration-exploitation task |
| title_sort | frontopolar cortex and decision making efficiency comparing brain activity of experts with different professional background during an exploration exploitation task |
| topic | Efficiency Entrepreneurship decision-making fMRI exploration-exploitation frontopolar cortex |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00927/full |
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