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Why ADHD Adults Procrastinate (marlacummins.com)
3 points by legrande on March 22, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


Turns out that the striatum has two areas that are over-connected to it. One deals with immediate external information, and the other, the default mode network, is in operation when no other interesting stimulus is available--daydreaming? Why do they procrastinate? Both of those areas are overconnected compared to the future weighing area in the prefrontal cortex. Simple as.




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