Index - CPT Measures Vigilance Not Pure Attention
Source: /Users/nitishchauhan/Pre-July 2026/Nitish Obsidian Vaults/ActivityTracker/_portfolio/daily-logs/obsidian/April (😷 Active)/30 April - 10 min sessions/My Actual response on CPT.md
Type: conversational
Priority: P2
Relevance: Medium
Publish first? Later
1. Recurring keywords / key ideas
- Continuous Performance Test (CPT)
- Omission errors / distractibility
- Vigilance consistency
- Reaction time variability
- Methylphenidate vs Adderall pathways
- Sustained performance vs score bump
- Inhibitory control
- Working memory
- Reward processing
- ADHD is not low attention
2. Core / novel / atypical ideas
- CPT does not measure sustained attention cleanly; it tracks related components (omissions, vigilance, RT variability).
- Med effectiveness judged by sustained performance, not a single score spike.
- Group voice: ADHD central failure is inhibitory control, WM, reward processing, not “low attention.”
3. Context and flow
Nitish’s own explanatory reply (group chat tone). Also mirrored historically as 2026/20260503.md in smart-env (same hash/size family).
4. Publishing angles
- Mode: Experiential series
- Why: Corrective education from lived ADHD literacy.
- Angles:
- What CPT actually measures
- Stimulants and different CPT pathways
- “ADHD is not low attention” explainer
5. Miscellaneous
Spoken/typed voice with repetition; clean lightly for publish.