What is Executive Function - How it Relates to ADHD

The video discusses executive functioning, a set of cognitive skills crucial for planning, organizing, initiating actions, self-inhibition, self-monitoring, cognitive flexibility, and working memory. It highlights how ADHD affects these functions and the role of brain structures like the prefrontal cortex. The video also covers conditions that impair executive functioning and the impact of medications like Ritalin and Adderall.

What new insight or understanding did you gain from this video?