
NeuroNoodle Network Podcast: Neurofeedback & Wellness Podcast
Featuring CoHosts: QEEG Legend Jay Gunkelman the man who has read over 500,000 Brain Scans, Dr. Mari Swingle the Author of iMinds and Pete Jansons
NeuroNoodle uses technology to improve the quality of your life. We discuss symptoms such as ADHD, Anxiety, and Depression and the different ways they can be addressed via Neurofeedback, Brain Maps, QEEG, and Talk Therapy
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Latest episodes

Mar 30, 2023 • 46min
Gamma Brain Waves, EEG and Neurofeedback
#neurofeedbackpodcast #neurofeedback #eeg #gamma
Jay Gunkelman is the man who has read over 500,000 Brain Scans and he comes on the NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast to talk about Gamma Brain Waves, EEG Recordings and Neurofeedback
Key Moments:
0:00
1:55 Show Start
4:13 Screen Share Start on Gamma
4:49 Binding Rhythm
6:16 Andreas Engel
7:19 Richard Davidson Comparisons
7:50 Drugs Alter Gamma EEG Gamma Coherence Stuckey DE Lawson Luna
10:32 Beverly Rubik Meditators Non Meditators
11:20 Keizer Gamma Enhancement
12:00 Evoked/Induced Addiction Is Gamma Bad?
12:27 Persistent Gamma is Bad
13:00 Parkinsonism's
13:11 Alzheimer's
13:18 Schizophrenics
13:33 How can Gamma be good and bad?
14:15 Nested Rhythms
14:35 Spike Trains Slide
17:27 Phase amplitude Cross Spectral Coupling
18:19 High Functioning ADHD
24:07 Nesting of Rhythms
26:23 2009 Nature Study
27:11 On/Off nesting Healthy Gamma
28:29 Cross frequency coupling parkinsonism
30:10 Gamma Nesting in Theta and Alpha
34:06 How many sessions does it take to show gamma improvement?
38:30 Signal in the Noise Fargo North Dakota

Mar 23, 2023 • 41min
Uncovering the Fascinating Truth Behind Hans Berger's Life Story!
#hansberger #eeg #neurofeedbackpodcast #qeeg #neurofeedback
Jay Gunkelman is the EEG Tech Legend that has read well over 500,000 Brain scans and he joins Pete Jansons on the NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast to discuss a recent article regarding Hans Berger and critical details left out as he was a Nazi
Key Moments:
0:001:56 Show Start
2:04 Hans Berger article ties to Third Reich
11:27 Electric Brain Book by R Douglas Fields
13:32 Carl Ludwig
27:40 Learnings from experiments
28:35 Applications EEG, Epilepsy
29:09 Application EEG Brain Health
31:08 Burst Suppression Pattern
31:35 Alpha Coma
34:13 Barbiturate Coma

Mar 16, 2023 • 51min
Depression
#neurofeedbackpodcast #neurfeedback #depression We go back into the archives With Neuropsychologists Dr Laura Jansons and Dr Skip Hrin to Nov 2020 to talk about depressions, the diffrent types of depression and what to do about it using Neurofeedback

Mar 9, 2023 • 54min
Anxiety, ADHD and Gut Health
#anxiety #adhd #guthealth #neurofeedbackpodcast
Neuropsychologists Dr Laura Jansons and Dr. Skip Hrin talking about Anxiety, Gut Health and ADHD from an episode from November 2020 Archive show. Check it out as well as these other key events:
0:00
2:07 Show Start
3:25 Dr Skip Hrin Background
4:40 Dr. Laura Jansons Background
7:13 Neurofeedback History
8:00 Shout Outs to Dr. Robert Thatcher John Demos
9:09 Dr Hrin Thoughts on Neuroguide Software
10:44 Listener Questions Begin, How does anxiety impact development of children and What is anxiety?
12:35 Dr Laura Jansons Answer to anxiety
13:40 Freeze Mechanism
14:30 Vagus Nerve
16:00 Early Years of development contributing to anxiety
17:50 unconscious functioning
19:20 Dr Laura Jansons thoughts on anxiety, trauma, and brain structure
20:40 Sebern Fisher Taxi Cab example
21:20 Plastic brain versus primitive brain
22:33 Can anxiety affect IQ?
27:07 Amygdala, Limbic System and memory
27:57 Punch the pillow story
28:50 We only learn when we are relaxed
29:13 Difference between anxiety and ADHD
35:56 DSM 5 Manual is subjective how can you get objective data?
37:37 Gut is the second brain
38:40 Examples of gut health
39:09 Functional Medicine
40:39 Gut health and dementia
41:15 Leaky Gut
42:00 Inflammation
43:46 Limbic, Reward System and memory
45:15 ½ off people could get dementia

Mar 2, 2023 • 4min
Hans Berger The Father of Encephalography
#eeg #hansberger #encephalogram
Today we will be discussing the life of Hans Berger, a German neurologist, who is known for his pioneering work in electroencephalography or EEG.

Mar 2, 2023 • 4min
Discover the Father of Blood Pressure Technology! Carl Ludwig
#carlludwig #physiology #bloodpressure
Today we will be discussing the life of Carl Ludwig Carl Ludwig was a German physiologist who made significant contributions to the field of physiology in the 19th century. He was known for his groundbreaking research on the circulatory system and nerve physiology. In this video, we’ll take a closer look at his life and his scientific achievements.

Feb 23, 2023 • 34min
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy PSP and Phantom Pain
#mentalhealth #PSP # ProgressiveSupranuclearPalsy #phantompain #dudleymoore
Jay Gunkelman is the EEG Tech Legend that has read well over 500,000 Brain scans and he joins Pete Jansons on the NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast to discuss Progressive Supranuclear Palsy PSP Dudley Moore Disease as well as phantom pain
Key Moments
0:00
1:56 Progressive Supranuclear Palsy PSP Dudley Moore Disease
3:32 Tauopathy, Parkinson’s, Palsy, Alzheimer’s, Steele-Richardson-Olszewski syndrome
6:32 What is Tau
7:38 Basal Ganglia
7:40 Substantial Nigra
8:00 Personality Changes
8:35 Axial Rigidity, Weighted Walker, Shoes no heels
10:17 Levodopa, L-Dopa
10:52 Will anything show on EEG? Where does disease start in brain?
12:02 Is Progressive Supranuclear Palsy PSP related to Parkinson’s?
12:58 Can Neurofeedback help with symptoms?
13:46 Stimulations, Photobiomodulation, Alzheimer’s
14:30 TCE Trichloroethylene Solvents
18:17 Chemical Burns, East Palestine Ohio Train Derailment
19:40 Progression of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy PSP
22:34 Barry Sterman
22:50 Parkinson’s Stimulation
24:10 Phantom Pain Screen Share
26:42 Tinnitus Screen Share
28:20 Reward deficiency syndrome, Depression

Feb 16, 2023 • 54min
Muhammed Ali, Parkinson's, Dementia Pugilistica, Punch Drunk, NFL and CTE
#mentalhealth #boxing #nfl #CTE #chronictraumaticencephalopathy
Jay Gunkelman is the EEG Tech Legend that has read well over 500,000 Brain scans and he joins Pete Jansons on the NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast to discuss Brain Trauma that boxers and NFL players receive from repeated head trauma. This repeated head trauma results in CTE or chronic traumatic encephalopathy
0:00
1:56 Show Start
2:25 Jay Gunkelman is a closet MMA Fan
3:14 Dana White
4:09 Knee to head should be outlawed
4:57 Do Gloves Play A Role In MMA Head Trauma
5:26 Dementia pugilistica
6:49 CTE and Suicide
7:49 Parkinson’s
8:23 Robin Williams
9:04 Levels of CTE
10:28 Tau Protein
10:46 Jay Gunkelman Screen Share Start of CTE Stages
11:10 Perivascular changes
11:36 Level 3 CTE
11:53 Level 4 CTE
12:37 Not everyone that has CTE commits suicide
12:57 Boston Brain Bank
13:50 CTE location progression
14:14 CTE found in Temporal Lobes
14:35 Pseudobulbar Affect
15:31 CTE Seizures
16:55 Why does CTE settle in Temporal Areas Can EEG see this?
18:04 Binswanger's disease, Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, and Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (mad cow disease)
18:40 Could EEG baseline exclude other diseases?
20:45 Muhammed Ali Parkinson’s or Dementia pugilistica
21:19 Substantia Nigra
21:30 Parkinson’s Pill Rolling Tremor
22:08 Neurofeedback is being done for Parkinson’s Tremor
22:34 Michael and Linda Thompson Story Parkinson’s fall Frozen Posture
24:35 Did Muhammad Ali have Dementia pugilistica or Parkinson’s?
25:12 What is the Brown Staining you see with a brain that has CTE
26:04 Rich Club Hub
26:24 Middle Read
27:32 Autopsy brains ex NFL Players
28:59 Athletes more concerned now for mental health than in past
31:18 Jay Gunkelman Bad Art Screen Share Showing a Acceleration/Deceleration Concussion
33:50 Concussions from Torque Damage
34:50 Periventricular White Matter Change
35:45 Every Head Injury Is Unique
37:14 Brain Stem Injury
38:51 Can Neurofeedback Train Away Symptoms of TBI? Jay Gunkelman Friend Story
42:18 Dana White Suggestions to make MMA Safer
43:05 Fencing Response Explained Reference
47:20 Knee To Head Should Be Banned In MMA
46:07 Wishlist in MMA to make it safer
47:19 Dedication to Susan Othmer
49:30 Andrew Hill

Feb 10, 2023 • 55min
Dr. Mari Swingle Author "i-Minds"
Dr. Mari Swingle joins Jay Gunkelman (the man who has read over 500,000 Brain Scans) and Pete Jansons on the NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast to give an update on what she has been up to since the last time she was on the NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast.
Jay and Pete recently did a podcast giving an overview of the Netflix Documentary “The Social Dillemma” and Dr Swingle’s name came up as we chatted as an expert on Internet Addiction so we Invited her back!
Key Moments
0:00
1:30 Dr. Mari Swingle Interview Start
2:44 The Book iMinds
3:54 What do we do about addiction?
4:23 The Show Divergent and Tris
6:14 Negative Bias, Why do people want to see Negative Headlines?
7:36 Dr Swingle is concerned about the younger generation
7:42 Attachment How The Brain Learns
8:00 We are a live experiment
8:07 Issues with schools and its curriculum
8:39 Trouble started when schools gave kids ipads in grade 4
9:10 Dr Swingle’s unplugged story
10:49 Social Media Diet suggestion
11:35 Informed Choice
12:46 It should be a parents duty to stay ahead of the tech. Parents feed kids not the other way around
13:01 NEVER use tech as a babysitter
13:21 Techies are cheaper than psychologists
14:10 What age, When is too much?
14:20 What are the 3 P’s?
19:06 Jay Gunkelman Screen Share Tomas Ros Side channel attacks Gaming Technology
20:20 Brain Implants
21:52 Brain Stimulation Parkinsons
23:30 I.A. is a parasite in your brain
24:28 How Much is too much? How Do you know when you are an addict?
24:58 EPI Genetics
25:26 If You don’t want to affect attachment, attention Vestibulator, Social Sexual Dviation then…
25:58 Alcohol Analogy
26:34 2nd Part EPI Genetic Example
27:07 Interactive Technology Example
27:19 Know Your child things to watch out for on internet addiction
28:24 EEG reading to check for addiction bio markers
29:51 This is the brain marker for deregulation due to excessive exposure
30:17 Alpha Rising, Visual Capacity, Creativity, Architecture, Mathematics, Pattern recognition
30:41 Health Alpha Wave levels
30:57 The Hijack
31:55 80% Technology excess data point
32:04 The outliers, marijuana use, head injury, brain body illness, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome
32:30 Psychosis, Delusions
33:04 Screen Share What does screen addiction look like on a eeg? 9 year old male
34:00 Majority Missing Alpha rising when artifact cleaning
34:22 Can you use eeg to determine an addict? 200%
35:09 We need to educate on raw eeg signal
35:17 What you miss on eeg when you clean artifacts
36:30 True artifacting vs Unknown
37:20 Vigilance Model eeg analysis
37:27 Gerald Ulrich Bool Theoretical Interpretation of EEG
38:37 Kids sleep 2 hours less
39:08 ADD vs lack of sleep
39:32 Matijn Arns Matthew Walker Tech hangovers
40:32 How Can HRV and EEG help Schools and Counselors
42:21 Direction Vs Correlation ADD
42:35 Medicating kids do they have a problem or is it the adults?
43:38 ADD Markers
43:59 50% kids with add is more likely anxiety
44:29 Excessive Screen time causes anxiety
44:57 The BIG 3 Depression, Anxiety, inattention
45:04 HRV in Schools
48:34 Kids that don’t get facetime with their caregivers
48:55 Children are self regulating with tech rather than their caregivers
49:31 What does Gamers Brain Look Like?
50:54 Gamers should get baseline eeg just like American Football players
52:34 RIP Susan Othmer

Feb 2, 2023 • 56min
TBI And The Power Slap League. Trauma That Can Occur From Being Slapped In The Face
#slapfighting #tbi #concussion
Jay Gunkelman the man who has read well over 500,000 brain scans and Pete Jansons on the NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast discuss the Power Slap League and the various ways of Trauma that can occur being slapped in the face
0:00
1:13 Slap Fight Clip
1:30 Slap Fighting
1:51 Pete Screen Share of Slap Fighting Knock Out
2:03 “Done”
2:08 Head/Lateral Vertical Brain Stem
2:39 Newborn Reflex
2:50 Fencing Response Explanation
3:12 Newborn Turning Head to Side
3:35 Screen Share
4:05 Snouting Reflex
4:14 Fencing Reflex/Tonic Reflex
4:30 Study of all people on YouTube that have been knocked out % of Concussions
5:30 Epileptiform Discharge from knock out
6:07 5-10% kids hospitalized for TBI Status Epilepticus
6:55 When you see fencing response get help
7:10 Kids are slap fighting in schools
7:43 Droopy Face Trigeminal Nerve
8:28 Brain Eschemia
9:17 Migraine Ischemia
10:11 Hypoxia Po2
10:53 Glutamate Cascade Ischemic Cascade
11:38 High School TBI Traumatic Brain Injury
13:40 What is Damage getting hit front of head versus side of head
13:58 Longitudinal Vesiculas
15:53 Concussion grey vs white matter
17:38 What are steps that the “slap guy” should do to assess damage
18:35 Subdural hematoma
19:24 MRA Magnetic resonance angiography
19:50 Circle of Willis
21:22 Brain Trauma and Head Trauma aren’t the same thing
21:48 Right Side Vs Left Side of Head Trauma
22:14 Deceleration Concussion
22:38 Falx Cerebri
23:15 Barry Sterman
23:24 Difference between Old/Young People Head Trauma
24:19 Elderly Brain Injury
24:35 Jay Dad’s head Trauma story
28:05 “Slap Guy” 66% chance of concussion
29:27 Rich Club Hubs
29:55 Post Concussion Headache
30:35 It Takes time to get over a concussion
31:15 CTE
31:26 Concussion the movie
32:29 Could The “Slap Guy” have gone back in for another slap?
32:46 Brain Stem Injury
33:02 How do You know when you can go back to competition after TBI
33:19 Boxing Protocols concussions, Boxing vs NFL Protocols
33:59 Kids are slap fighting in schools
34:39 Why are we talking about Slap Boxing?
35:16 Brain Stem Trauma
36:23 Difference between Fencing Response/Posture
36:59 Glial Cells
37:45 What may happen later in life to “Slap Guy”’s brain health
39:36 What would EEG show of the Slap Guy?
40:06 QEEG is good for tracking ischemia
41:42 Hyperbaric Oxygen as treatment
42:40 Brain Stem Twisting Injury
44:29 Sunflower Seizures kids in school
46:39 Neurofeedback Can Train Away Seizures
46:51 Basic Learning Curve for EEG/ 5th Order
47:07 Screen Share Jay Gunkelman Alpha Wave levels over time
47:39 Habituation
48:33 Active Volition
50:42 Destruction to face from slap boxing
52:06 Shot in head odds of brain recovering
52:26 Jay’s story of friend who lost his frontal lobe
53:48 Suisun City
54:11 Burst Mode Stimulator