Time Blindness, Prefrontal Cortex, and Self-Regulation in ADD: Forgetting to Remember the Future | Chapter 5 of Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté
Time Blindness, Prefrontal Cortex, and Self-Regulation in ADD: Forgetting to Remember the Future | Chapter 5 of Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté Welcome to Last Minute Lecture’s in-depth summary and analysis of Chapter 5 from Scattered Minds by Dr. Gabor Maté. In this chapter, Dr. Maté explores the neuroscience behind ADD’s most frustrating challenges: time blindness, poor self-regulation, and the struggle to connect present actions with future outcomes. Start by watching our full video summary to see these concepts in action, and remember to subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for more academic deep-dives and textbook guides: Subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for chapter-by-chapter guides and insights on psychology, neuroscience, and mental health. Time Blindness: The Core Cognitive Challenge in ADD Dr. Gabor Maté introduces “time blindness”—a term coined by Dr. Russell Barkley—to describe the unique way people with ADD perceive time. For those with ADD, time is experienced on...