Entrepreneurial neuroanatomy: Exploring gray matter volume in habitual entrepreneurs

Ooms, Frédéric; Annen, Jitka; Panda, Rajanikant; Cecconi, Benedetta; Surlemont, Bernard; Laureys, Steven

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Entrepreneurial neuroanatomy: Exploring gray matter volume in habitual entrepreneurs

Ooms, Frédéric; Annen, Jitka; Panda, Rajanikant et al.

2024 • In Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 22, p. 00480

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neuroentrepreneurship; cognitive flexibility; brain; habitual entrepreneur

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[en] This pilot study embarks on a journey to uncover the potential anatomical nuances in the brains of habitual entrepreneurs, a cohort chosen for their experience in opportunity recognition and evaluation. Utilizing the voxel-based morphometry technique, we shed light on the structural differences in the brains of these habitual entrepreneurs compared to nonexperts. Furthermore, we explore the potential links between these anatomical disparities and cognitive flexibility, an important ability in entrepreneurship. Our findings reveal a larger gray matter volume in the left insula—a region linked to enhanced cognitive agility in divergent thought processes—in habitual entrepreneurs compared to managers. With this approach, we aim to pioneer a fresh narrative in entrepreneurship research, anchoring unique entrepreneurial personas in tangible anatomical data and thereby answering the increasing calls for more empirical studies in neuroentrepreneurship.

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General management, entrepreneurship & organizational theory

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Ooms, Frédéric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC Liège Research > HEC Liège Research: Strategy & Performance for the Society

Annen, Jitka ; Université de Liège - ULiège > GIGA > GIGA Consciousness - Coma Science Group

Panda, Rajanikant ; Université de Liège - ULiège > GIGA > GIGA Consciousness - Coma Science Group

Cecconi, Benedetta ; Université de Liège - ULiège > GIGA

Surlemont, Bernard ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC Liège : Centres attachés > Centre de recherche PME et d'Entrepreneuriat

Laureys, Steven ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques ; CERVO Brain Research Centre, Laval University, Québec, Canada ; Consciousness Science Institute, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China

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English

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Entrepreneurial neuroanatomy: Exploring gray matter volume in habitual entrepreneurs

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November 2024

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Journal of Business Venturing Insights

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2352-6734

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Elsevier, United States

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e00480

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Peer reviewed

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HEC-Entrepreneuriat

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