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Ranchi, Sept. 10: It will be the coolest thing on IIM-Ranchi syllabus — the workings of Captain Cool’s mind.
Plans had been afoot for a while, but it’s official now: IIM-Ranchi will undertake brain-mapping of Team India captain and the city’s most famous son Mahendra Singh Dhoni as part of its proposed neuro-management studies.
Dhoni has agreed to the B-school’s plea to allow Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI) technique be carried on his mind, IIM-Ranchi director M.J. Xavier told The Telegraph.
IIM-Ranchi in association with Kanke-based Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP) has proposed to start a full-time neuro-management course.
“We’ll map Dhoni’s mind to show how leaders perform under pressure. But before Dhoni takes time out from his busy schedule, we will start brain imaging on our students. Through this, we’ll identify leaders from amongst the batchmates and do a comparative analysis,” said Xavier.
Authentic texts on fMRI suggest it is a type of MRI used to measure the haemodynamic response or change in blood flow related to neural activity in the brain or spinal cord of humans and animals.
“People react to situations differently. The idea is to find out how the brain of a leader works under stress. Even when Team India loses a match, Dhoni graciously accepts defeat. He never loses his cool,” added the management guru.
He added that machines like scanning devices, EEG and galvanometer, among others were ready at CIP. But brain-mapping took time. “Reaching to conclusions based on comparative analysis of brains mapped may take a couple of years,” said Xavier.
CIP director S. Haque Nizamie said fMRI tried to measure the structure and functions of the brain. “The technique is currently used to diagnose and detect cases of stroke, tumour and epilepsy,” the senior specialist said, but added it was a tough branch of study.
At a news meet, Xavier also announced the launch of a part-time PG programme for executives of 18 months from October this year. The B-school also aims to start distance e-learning from the 2012-13 academic session.
