Visioning in the brain: An fMRI study of inspirational coaching and mentoring

Social Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 369-384

  Jack, Anthony I ^a   Boyatzis, Richard E ^b   Khawaja, Masud S ^c   Passarelli, Angela M ^b   Leckie, Regina L ^d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coaching; Compassion; fMRI; Mentoring; Visioning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEACHER; YOUNG ADULT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTORS; MOTIVATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880020025     PISSN: 17470919     EISSN: 17470927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2013.808259     Document Type: Article

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