Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Exertion Intolerance Disease - What is it?

Dr. Mark Zinn Founder of the NeuroCognitive Research Institute joined Sebern Fisher to talk about  Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease. 

During the presentation Dr. Zinn also covers Long Covid, Brain fog and Cognitive Impairment. Epstein-Barr Virus/Herpes Symplex affects on the immune system. SEID affects your attention and decision making. Hand Grip tests are data points looked at. #functionalmedicine 

Mark Zinn, Ph.D., has expertise in quantitative and tomographic EEG methods to test hypotheses in studies involving neurocognitive disorders. For 3 years he served as a medical research consultant at Stanford School of Medicine to study eLORETA correlates of cognitive impairment in Infection-associated chronic diseases. He obtained his Ph.D. in Psychology at DePaul University, where he worked with Dr. Leonard Jason and conducted research studies on patients with ME/CFS. Using eLORETA, he was able to characterize neuronal dysregulation within specific brain regions and brain systems contributing to decreasing arousal levels and disrupting brain network efficiency in patients. By measuring the brain regions involved in controlling the autonomic nervous system, he is testing hypotheses about how the brain dysregulation in those locations bring about patient symptoms. Mark also has a unique perspective with his multi-disciplinary background in piano performance and computer science. Mark received his Bachelor's degree in piano performance at the University of Southern California, magna cum laude. He further obtained a Master of Music degree and performers certificate (artist diploma) in piano performance at Northern Illinois University. Mark subsequently re-specialized in psychology and pursued a doctorate with emphasis in neuroscience. For the past 15 years, he has been an author in numerous publications and given conference presentations related to biofeedback, behavioral medicine, and quantitative EEG. He is now co-director of the NeuroCognitive Research Institute where he and his wife conduct brain research using swLORETA techniques which are aimed at advancing the diagnosis and treatment of neurocognitive diseases .

Links referenced:

https://www.thencri.org/

https://me-pedia.org/wiki/Systemic_Exertion_Intolerance_Disease

https://www.thencri.org/about-the-ncri/ functional medicine