Your Brain and Business; The Neuroscience of Great Leaders by Srinivasan S. Pillay

Author:Srinivasan S. Pillay [Pillay, Srinivasan S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: FT Press
Published: 2010-11-15T05:00:00+00:00

What Is Happening in the Brain When Conditioning Occurs?

Long-term potentiation (LTP): Nerve cells in the brain are called “neurons.” Between two neurons there are synapses. Neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin are released from one nerve cell to attach to receptors on the other. Figure 5.8 illustrates this.

Figure 5.8. Diagrammatic representation of a synapse

Long-term potentiation occurs when habits cause neurons to improve their connection by firing simultaneously. When the learning is productive, this is helpful. When the learning is destructive, this is harmful. When leaders are subjected to conditioned learning, they can become conditioned by associating a harmless stimulus with a harmful memory (like Elise) or they may become passive in response to the harm. The learning that occurs, occurs in the hippocampus. The hippocampus is the long-term memory store in the brain (see Figure 5.9).

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