1. Westfälische
Wilhelms-Universität
Münster
Neuroscience and Talent: How Neuroscience Can Enhance Successful Plan of Talent Strategy
Ali Gorji
Shefa Neuroscience Research Center, Tehran, Iran
Epilepsy Research Center, Munster University, Germany

2. Memory Emotion
Cognition
Personality
Behavior
Motoric
Function
morality
Perception Motivation

3. SYNAPSES All of the areas of the brain
…like sound, communication, problem-solving…
are made of cells called
NEURONS
Neurons pass information through CONNECTIONS with other neurons at
SYNAPSES

4. Three insights that are influence our talent
1. Neuroplasticiy (Growing Brain)
2. Neuronal network
3. Balancing Threat and Reward

5. Three insights that are influence our talent
1. Neuroplasticiy (Growing Brain)
2. Neuronal network
3. Balancing Threat and Reward

6. Babies aren’t stupid! They grow connections.
The brain must develop billions of connections:
every green dot is a junction between one nerve and another

7. Brain Activity by Age Stages of Development Through Sensory Experiences in the First Year

8. LTP is an experimental phenomenon, which can be used to demonstrate the repertoire of long-lasting modifications of which individual synapses are capable.

9. Learning helps our neuronal network GROW.
The more we learn, the more connections they make.

10. People with large auditory areas in their brain grew lots more neuron connections in the sound area through lots and lots of practice.

12. Imagery and brains
Borst et al., 2008

13. Synaptic Connectivity
Relative glucose metabolic rate related to complexity of the dendritic structure of cortical neurons.
Increase in capillary density in the human frontal cortex during the same period.
Decrease in glucose metabolic rate in the adult reflects a "pruning" of excessive neuronal connectivity and a selective stabilization of the remaining neuronal connections.

14. Insights and brains
An increased activity of the right hemisphere anterior superior temporal gyrus (RH-aSTG) was observed during initial solving efforts and insights. About 300 ms before insight a burst of gamma activity was observed.

15. Brain Mapping

16. Brain Mapping

19. Three insights that are influence our talent
1. Neuroplasticiy (Growing Brain)
2. Neuronal network
3. Balancing Threat and Reward

20. Brain is a network of connections
Brain-based representations of concepts should be possible.

22. The body in the brain
A homunculus is used to describe the relative amount of space our body parts occupy in the brain.
In a model of motor functions, some parts are much bigger because we use them much more, or with more accuracy.

23. The body in the brain
The more we use a part of our body, the more space our brain needs to control or interpret it.
In fact, by learning the brain may have to change the space it uses to account for new abilities.

24. People who play music have been found to have auditory centres that are BIGGER than normal.
The ‘sound’ area of their brain grew through practising their music.

25. Prefrontal Cortex Vs. Limbic Systaem

26. Brainwaves

28. Three insights that are influence our talent
1. Neuroplasticiy (Growing Brain)
2. Neuronal network
3. Balancing Threat and Reward

29. 1. Motivation driving social behaviour is governed by a principle of minimising threat and maximising reward. 2. The brain networks we draw on to minimise threat and maximise reward are the same brain networks used for our primary survival needs.

31. CERTAINTY the knowledge that we can predict the future
OPTIONS the extent to which we feel we have choice
REPUTATION our relative importance to others
EQUITY our sense that things are equitable

32. Common threat triggers To reduce threat / increase reward
Element
Common threat triggers
To reduce threat / increase reward
CERTAINTY
Lack of information about the future
Unpredictable manager behaviour
Job insecurity
Telling people when they can expect to know
Setting timelines and agendas for meetings
Laying out plans and breaking down big tasks
OPTIONS
Telling people what to do
Micromanaging
Giving people options to choose from
Allowing flexible work times and patterns
Setting clear guidelines that allow judgements to be made within boundaries
REPUTATION
Giving advice or instructions
Giving critical feedback
Leaving people out of activities
Asking people to self-assess their performance
Giving public positive feedback
Creating learning and improvement opportunities
EQUITY
Perceived favouritism
Unclear expectations
Uneven workload distribution
Being as transparent as possible about how and why decisions are made
Setting out and following clear management policies

33. Neuroscience is providing powerful insights into talent.
Conclusion
Neuroscience is providing powerful insights into talent.
Neuroscience can help us to spot talented individual in different aspects.
Following neuroscience implications may improve the success of talented persons by affecting motivation, learning capability, avoiding threats, etc.

34. Thanks for your attention