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How Consciousness Begins — Fetal Awareness, Infant Perception, and the Rise of Subjective Experience | Chapter 1 of Then I Am Myself the World Chapter 1 of Then I Am Myself the World: What Consciousness Is and How to Expand It by Christof Koch opens the book with one of the most fundamental questions in neuroscience and philosophy: When does consciousness begin? This chapter explores the biological origins of subjective experience, examining how fetal development, neonatal perception, and early neurocognitive architecture shape the emergence of awareness. To support your understanding of these ideas, the full video summary is included below. Before diving deeper, here is the book cover associated with this chapter: Understanding the Earliest Foundations of Consciousness Koch begins with the metaphor of a “stream of consciousness” — a flowing, ever-changing sequence of sensations, thoughts, and feelings. But before a stream can flow, there must first be an initial spark. Th...

ADD as a Spectrum: Overdiagnosis, Identity, and the Role of Environment | Chapter 3 of Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté Welcome to Last Minute Lecture’s comprehensive summary and analysis of Chapter 3 from Scattered Minds by Dr. Gabor Maté. In this chapter, Dr. Maté disrupts the traditional disease model of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), offering a nuanced, trauma-informed perspective on what it means to live with attention regulation challenges. Watch our full chapter summary below for an engaging walkthrough of these important themes. Subscribe to Last Minute Lecture to stay informed on every chapter and deepen your understanding of psychology and mental health. Subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for more chapter-by-chapter book guides and study resources. ADD: Not a Disease, but a Dimensional Challenge Chapter 3 opens with Dr. Gabor Maté questioning common assumptions about ADD. Instead of seeing it as a fixed disease to be “cured,” he describes ADD as a dimensional imp...