Combining neurophysiological and psychological indicators to understand individual and team cognition and decision-making

Abstract

This chapter provides an introduction to neurophysiological methods from the field ofcognitive neuroscience, and how they may be applied to address research questions in the field ofmanagerial and organisational cognition. The chapter focuses on electroencephalography (EEG)as an accessible and useful tool to expand the theoretical horizons for research on organisationalcognitive neuroscience. We briefly review the cognitive neuroscience methods that have beenpreviously applied to investigate individual and team decision-making and cognition. We thendescribe contemporary EEG measures that reflect individual cognition and compare them tocomplementary measures in the field of psychology and management. We also discuss how theseneurobiological measures of cognition relate to and may predict both individual cognitiveperformance and team cognitive performance (decision-making). This chapter aims to assistscholars in the field of managerial and organisational cognition in understanding thecomplementarity between psychological and neurophysiological methods, and how they may becombined to develop new hypotheses in the intersection of these research fields.

Task-related, intrinsic oscillatory and aperiodic neural activity predict performance in naturalistic team-based training scenarios

“…It is presently assumed that successful team performance (defined in broad behavioural terms) must rely on shared representation of task structure and rules for interaction and performance (for a detailed discussion, see 29 ). In terms of underlying neural mechanisms, it is assumed that interbrain synchrony or other neural activity relates directly to success, and this is driven either by shared or overlapping bottom-up, sensory processing between team members, or the shared deployment of cognitive resources, such as attention to relevant factors and operations 2 .…”

Task-related, intrinsic oscillatory and aperiodic neural activity predict performance in naturalistic team-based training scenarios

“…It is presently assumed that successful team performance (defined in broad behavioural terms) must rely on shared representation of task structure and rules for interaction and performance (for a detailed discussion, see 29 ). In terms of underlying neural mechanisms, it is assumed that interbrain synchrony or other neural activity relates directly to success, and this is driven either by shared or overlapping bottom-up, sensory processing between team members, or the shared deployment of cognitive resources, such as attention to relevant factors and operations 2 .…”