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Orbitofrontal Cortex, Emotional Attunement, and the Real Roots of ADD: The Footprints of Infancy | Chapter 10 of Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté Welcome to Last Minute Lecture’s in-depth summary and analysis of Chapter 10 from Scattered Minds by Dr. Gabor Maté. In this pivotal chapter, Dr. Maté explores how emotional experiences in infancy shape the brain’s development—especially the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC)—and lay the groundwork for either resilience or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Watch our full chapter video below for a neuroscience-informed breakdown, and subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for more evidence-based guides to psychology and childhood development: Subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for more chapter summaries, mental health education, and practical parenting insights. Orbitofrontal Cortex: The Brain’s Emotional Hub Dr. Gabor Maté highlights the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC)—located just behind the right eye—as a crucial brain region for attention, impulse ...

Genomics, Synthetic Biology, and Evolution | Chapter 10 of Brock Biology of Microorganisms Welcome to Last Minute Lecture . This post summarizes Chapter 10 of Brock Biology of Microorganisms , which focuses on how genomics and other omics technologies revolutionize our understanding of microbes. Learn how DNA sequencing, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and systems biology give us a complete view of microbial life — from single-cell analysis to environmental communities. 🎥 Watch the full podcast summary here: This chapter is critical for students interested in modern microbiology, bioinformatics, and synthetic biology applications in research and health. Genomics and Genome Annotation Sequencing technologies: Sanger, Illumina, Nanopore Genome assembly builds contigs and scaffolds from reads Annotation predicts gene functions using tools like BLAST Genome size in prokaryotes ≈ gene count (~1000 ORFs/Mbp) Public repositories: GenBank, GOLD Functio...