Scientists at Cambridge University have found that entrepreneurs’ brains work differently to those of hired managers.

Research published in Nature Magazine found business owners’ brains are more active in the region responsible for making snappy decisions.

Sixteen entrepreneurs from the tech sector were recruited for the challenge and matched with 17 senior managers from the public and private sector. They were matched for age, intelligence and social background.

The test, the first of its kind in the UK, forced both groups to make ‘cold’ decisions, which carried no risk, and ‘hot’ decisions which carried a large amount of risk.

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