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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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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3897871/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24478664 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00927 |
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author | Laureiro-Martínez, Daniella Canessa, Nicola Brusoni, Stefano Zollo, Maurizio Hare, Todd Alemanno, Federica Cappa, Stefano F. |
author_facet | Laureiro-Martínez, Daniella Canessa, Nicola Brusoni, Stefano Zollo, Maurizio Hare, Todd Alemanno, Federica Cappa, Stefano F. |
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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 (FPC) 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 | pubmed-38978712014-01-29 Frontopolar cortex and decision-making efficiency: comparing brain activity of experts with different professional background during an exploration-exploitation task Laureiro-Martínez, Daniella Canessa, Nicola Brusoni, Stefano Zollo, Maurizio Hare, Todd Alemanno, Federica Cappa, Stefano F. Front Hum Neurosci Neuroscience 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 (FPC) 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. Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-01-22 /pmc/articles/PMC3897871/ /pubmed/24478664 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00927 Text en Copyright © 2014 Laureiro-Martínez, Canessa, Brusoni, Zollo, Hare, Alemanno and Cappa. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Neuroscience Laureiro-Martínez, Daniella Canessa, Nicola Brusoni, Stefano Zollo, Maurizio Hare, Todd Alemanno, Federica Cappa, Stefano F. Frontopolar cortex and decision-making efficiency: comparing brain activity of experts with different professional background during an exploration-exploitation task |
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 | Neuroscience |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3897871/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24478664 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00927 |
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