

NeuroNoodle Network Podcast: Neurofeedback & Wellness Podcast
Pete Jansons
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
Want to come on the show? Have a topic? Pete@neuronoodle.com
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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
Want to come on the show? Have a topic? Pete@neuronoodle.com
Sign up to our Newsletter https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/moOsZyB/NeuroNoodle
Episodes
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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

Jan 26, 2023 • 57min
How does Neurofeedback Alleviate Pain of a Headache or Migraine?
#neurofeedbackpodcast #eeg #mentalhealth
Jay Gunkelman, the man who has read over 500,000 brain scans continues is stroll though the brain anatomy alphabet with the Letters I, J, and K
Chapters:
0:00
2:58 Circle of Willis
4:25 Our Bodies are built with redundancies
5:04 What would blood clot look like on an eeg?
8:37 John Heulings Jackson
9:00 Jacksonian March
11:20 Cluster Headache, Suicide Headache
12:31 Diamond Headache Clinic
15:29 What causes the pain in a headache?
15:40 Cytokines
16:50 How does Neurofeedback alleviate pain of headache?
17:58 Female Brains Vs Males and Migraines
21:26 How does Vision play a role with Migraines
22:07 Jacob Crutsfield
22:20 Mad Cow Disease
22:36 Prion
27:19 K Complex
29:31 Jay Gunkelman Screen Share Auditory Cortex, vertex sharp wave, Spindle
31:24 SMR Sensory Motor Rhythm
35:28 Why 10 Min Eyes Closed for eeg?
38:03 Vigiliance
38:37 Gerald Ulrich
39:25 Kappa
41:49 Lambda Wave
44:44 Lambdoidal
45:00 P.O.S.T.
49:50 Lateralization
50:35 WADA Test
51:28 Thermal Imaging

Jan 19, 2023 • 1h 11min
How Sleep and Attention Affect Each Other: Dr Licata Founder Vital Brain Health
#sleep #adhd #neurofeedbackpodcast #neurofeedbackpodcast
Dr Licata is founder, and director, of Vital Brain Health. He Joins Jay Gunkelman the man who has read well over 500,000 Brain Scans and Pete Jansons on the NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast to discuss Sleep Issues and How Sleep and Attention Affect each other.
Chapters:
0:00
9:42 The Relationship between Your Child's Sleep and Attention
11:41 Matthew Walker, PhD. Why We Sleep (for cross promo if you want)
13:51 The 3 Sleep Stages and how They are Measured
14:07 Rhonda Patrick, PhD. Found My Fitness (for cross promo if you want)
14:30 Oura Ring Sleep Tracker and 3 Stages of Sleep (for cross promo if you want)
16:18 Comparing Oura Ring Sleep Tracking to EEG sleep data
20:08. EEG is the primary language of sleep and waking
21:22. Measuring Sleep and Waking (vigilance) stages with EEG
36:10 Underlying Brain Patterns associated with Sleep Issues
37:08 Internal vs External factors of poor sleep
43:51 Epilepsy and Neurofeedback
55:00 Patterns "phenotypes" associated with sleep and attention issues
1.09:58 Presentation Slides available at www.vitalbrainhealth.com/noodle
Other Topics: Concussion Recovery, The 3 sleep Stages, Why We Sleep, Matthew Walker, Andrew Huberman, ADD, Epilepsy, Sleep Spindle, Phenotypes, Sleep and Attention Disorders, The Book "Why We Sleep" By Matthew Walker Hippocampus, Deep Sleep, Learning, Theta Waves, K Complex, EEG, Primary Lambda, Vigilance Awake, Kids are sleeping less than 1999 so much so that the Theta Beta Ratio Test is no longer a sure thing, working memory, Identifying ADD Biomarkers in Kids, Sleep Hygiene, Flushing the toilet of the brain while we sleep, Sleep wake cycle, Sleep Apnea, Barry Sterman, methylphenidate, Sleep Brain Patterns, Elite Athletes and Sleep, Suisun City Summit
https://www.vitalheadandspine.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-giancarlo-licata-dc-qeeg-d-757ba241/
Dr. Licata Bio: https://www.vitalheadandspine.com/about-us
Giancarlo Licata, BA, BS, DC, qEEG-D (candidate),
Dr. Licata is founder, and Director, of Vital Head and Spine. His focus is on Applied Neuroscience, Concussion recovery, and Interprofessional Collaboration.
Having cared for thousands of patients with chronic pain, migraines, and concussions, Dr Licata deepened his expertise with Andrew Hill, PhD at Peak Brain Institute, and Tiff Thompson, Phd at Neurofield Neurotherapy. He now works closely with world renowned EEG expert Jay Gunkelman to better understand and improve concussion recovery, attention, sleep, and anxiety. His unique combination of evidence-based tools in EEG, qEEG, ERP, and applied neuroscience is used to create one of the leading applied neuroscience centers in the country.
Dr Licata speaks nationally on topics including Brain Health, Sleep Science, Performance Science, Concussion Management, and has been featured on ABC, Huffington Post, and national podcast interviews.

Jan 12, 2023 • 1h 4min
Mental Health & HRV News: Wynona Judd, Damar Hamlin, The Neuro Alphabet Letter G & H
#wynonajudd #damarhamlin #hrv #mentalhealth #neurofeedbackpodcast
Jay Gunkelman is the man who has read well over 500,000 Brain Scans and he discusses on the NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback and Neuropsychology Podcast Mental Health & HRV News: Wynona Judd, Damar Hamlin, The Neuro Alphabet Letter G & H as well as Brain Anatomy
Other Topics Include:
The Stages of Grief, Depression, Acceptance, Hope, Geniculate, Asperger's, Autism, Medial Geniculate, Cochlea, B.A.R.E Testing for infant hearing, Globas Palladus, Gamma, Yoga Master, Zen Master, Dali Lama, Gabapentin, Nerve Pain, Neurontin, Hebenula, Theta beta training neurofeedback, lateral hebenula, Motivation, Addictions, Pain, Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Hearing Aids, Hippocampus, Memory processing, Amygdala and Hippocampus joined

Jan 5, 2023 • 58min
Brain Structure and Function and the Most Watched Shows of 2022
#neurofeedbackpodcast #eeg #brain
Jay Gunkelman is the man who has read well over 500,000 Brain Scans and he discusses on the NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback and Neuropsychology Podcast Brain Anatomy and Function that start with the letter F
Jay Gunkelman and Pete Jansons also discuss the most watched videos of 2022
Other Topics include: falx cerebri, function, perfusion, Brain Perfusion, Ian Cook, Frontal Cortex, gyrus, sulcus, Einstein's Brain, Left Hemisphere, right hemisphere, SMR, Motor Strip, Cingulate, Flexibility, OCD, Obsessive Compulsive disorder, Temporal Lobe Split, Cochlea, B.A.R.E Testing, Pianist the keyboard is the motor strip, Wernicke's Area, Word Salad, Bruce Willis, Homunculus, Motor Homunculus, Abdominal Epilepsy, Insula, Frontal Eye Fields, High Speed Fiber Tracks, Versículo
Most Watched Episodes 2022:
"The Little Known Reason Why Michael Jordan Sticks out His Tongue?" https://youtu.be/qGo0rSPNfjQ
"What happened to Bob Saget?"
https://youtube.com/shorts/4I4H-E5VE0M
"Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - What is it?"
https://youtu.be/a0klWnoIUyQ
"How Light Can Improve Mental Health: Photobiomodulation with Dr. Lew Lim Founder Vielight"
https://youtu.be/0gYz7HQyx-8
"Does it Matter Where You Place the EEG Electrodes?"
https://youtu.be/nN2HusIlnPg
"The Jay Gunkelman Story Part 1"
https://youtu.be/inKwhggsLsY
"Electroencephalogram Certification Types"
https://youtu.be/zuGGzftNBMc
"Neuroinflammation, tACS, tDCS and SMR"
https://youtu.be/h1zryEossTM
"Ruth Lanius Interview: PTSD, Emotions, and More with Sebern Fisher and Jay Gunkelman"
https://youtu.be/sANme28BCZE
"QEEG vs SPECT Scan? Snippet from NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast"
https://youtu.be/HWJ-4raVDz0


