

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
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Dec 29, 2022 • 52min
Netflix Documentary The Social Dilemma: An Overview
#netflix #socialdilemma #neurofeedback #neurofeedbackpodcast #mentalhealth
Jay Gunkelman the man who has read over 500,000 brain scans and Pete Jansons discuss Netflix's Documentary "The Social Dilemma" on The NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast.
Topics include: Free Will, Political Advertising, Internet Addiction, "snip the puppet wires", positive intermittent reinforcement, manipulation, Neurofeedback and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCD, Clowns Feet, TMS, Mood Regulatory Patterns, Peripheral Neuropathy, Multiple Sclerosis, Anterior Cingulate, Bipolar, Rapid Cycling, Limbic System, Hypnosis, Social Media and its affect on pre teens, amygdala, Frontal Lobe EEG, Dopamine, Depression, Negativity Bias, Positivity Bias, Slot Machine Turn off your Notifications

Dec 22, 2022 • 53min
Why Breathing and Heart Rate Variability Matter
#hrv #breathing #biofeedback
Dr. Inna Khazan comes on the NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast with Jay Gunkelman the man who has read over 500,000 brain scans to demonstrate how to teach someone to breath in order to relax. Other Topics: Why Don't they Teach HRV Heart Rate Variability in Schools? When they are in High School it may be too late, Hormones, Social Difficulty, What to the Apple Watch and Fitbit measurements mean in HRV? Xanax, Beta Blockers, Benzo's, Why isn't a HRV a mandatory course in Psychology? Why Doesn't Insurance cover HRV? Peak Performance, NFL Combine and HRV, Musicians and using HRV in Business.
https://www.innakhazan.com/
https://www.innakhazan.com/books-writing
https://www.innakhazan.com/heart-rate-variability-app
https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkhazan/
Inna Khazan, PhD, BCB is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in biofeedback and mindfulness-based approaches to optimizing health and performance. Dr. Khazan is a faculty member at Harvard Medical School, where she teaches and supervises trainees. She has over 20 years of clinical experience in helping people overcome various personal and professional challenges. Recognized as a pioneer in mindfulness-based biofeedback, Dr. Khazan is a popular speaker at national and international conferences on the topics of biofeedback and mindfulness. Dr. Khazan has conducted biofeedback and mindfulness trainings for notable institutions in the US and abroad, including the US Navy Special Warfare, US Army Special Forces, and the Stuttgart Opera and Ballet Company. Dr. Khazan serves as president of the board of directors for Institute for Meditation of Psychotherapy (IMP), and board member for the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB), and Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA), where she is currently chair elect. Dr. Khazan is the author of numerous publications including her most recent book Biofeedback and Mindfulness in Everyday Life: Practical Solutions for Improving Your Health and Performance, published by W. W. Norton and the highly-regarded Clinical Handbook of Biofeedback: A Step-by-Step Guide to Training and Practice with Mindfulness, published by Wiley Blackwell.

Dec 15, 2022 • 55min
Dr. Mike Pierce Chiropractic Neurology, Food, Coma's, and Mental Health Part 2
#chiropractor #mentalhealth #neurofeedback
#mentalhealth #chiropractor #neurofeedback #neurofeedbackpodcast
Dr. Mike Pierce joins Jay Gunkelman the man who has read over 500,000 brain scans on the NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast. Dr. Pierce discusses Celiac Disease, WGA, Insulin Resistance How Do you Describe Neurofeedback to Parents in simple Terms? What happens when you bring someone out of a coma? POLST, Chiropracting and Mental Health, Gluten and Anxiety, How food can affect your mental health, Chiropractic Neurology, Kessler Hospital in New Jersey
Michael Pierce has directed the medical program of a large destination wellness spa with a commercial kitchen and dormitories that cared for mental and physical illness using physical medicine, food, lifestyle modifications and humanistic psychology.
He has a doctorate in chiropractic, a post doctorate in neurology with specialty national board certification, a Bachelor of Science degree, has completed culinary school and attended graduate business school. He teaches internationally in health care, business and in peaceful unarmed police aikido weapons control tactics (PACT). Dr. Pierce is faculty instructor for neurophysiology for the Vollmer Polygraph and Forensic Institute. He has consulted for over 100 medical businesses in the US and Europe and designed several natural supplement products while lecturing for the industry.
Michael was raised in an environment of active diet modification and saw firsthand the changes in families, nursing mothers, infants, children, pets and livestock on modified diets and supplement regimens.
Dr. Pierce has been a coma recovery team leader with interns from Northwestern Health Sciences University and has led the intentional recovery of coma/persistent vegetative state using chiropractic neurology. He has been faculty including associate professor of neurology for the Carrick Institute, colleges, and associations in fields of health care including neurochemistry, clinical neuro-diagnosis, neurological rehab, lab-based nutrition, healthcare business and business ethics, massage therapy, acupuncture, mental health, genetics, laboratory science, occupational therapy, culinary science, and law enforcement. He is the neurophysiology, statistics, and psychophysiology instructor for the Vollmer Institute for Polygraph Examiners. His work has ranged from animal populations to pediatric neurology cases where the placebo effect cannot confound alternative methods.
He has collaborated intensely with biological dentists, holistic veterinarians, behavioral optometrists, psychologists, and biological psychiatrists. He has consulted for over 80 practices in the US and Europe. He has formally studied music, eastern and western philosophy, and medical anthropology.
Dr. Pierce has worked closely with high‐net‐worth families, performers, celebrities and professional athletes on chronic health issues and peak performance. He was a health care freedom lobby advisor in Minnesota and a health food industry consultant for both retail stores and for nutritional supplement manufacture and sales. Michael has experience in business development, operations management, product design and education for small and large clinics, nutritional supplement companies and retail stores. He is currently completing the diplomate in quantitative electro-encephalography brain mapping analysis and mentorship.

Dec 8, 2022 • 43min
Dr. Mike Pierce Chiropractic Neurology, Food, Coma's, and Mental Health Part 1
#mentalhealth #chiropractor #neurofeedback #neurofeedbackpodcast
Dr. Mike Pierce joins Jay Gunkelman the man who has read over 500,000 brain scans on the NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast. Dr. Pierce discusses Celiac Disease, WGA, Insulin Resistance How Do you Describe Neurofeedback to Parents in simple Terms? What happens when you bring someone out of a coma? POLST, Chiropracting and Mental Health, Gluten and Anxiety, How food can affect your mental health, Chiropractic Neurology, Kessler Hospital in New Jersey
Michael Pierce has directed the medical program of a large destination wellness spa with a commercial kitchen and dormitories that cared for mental and physical illness using physical medicine, food, lifestyle modifications and humanistic psychology.
He has a doctorate in chiropractic, a post doctorate in neurology with specialty national board certification, a Bachelor of Science degree, has completed culinary school and attended graduate business school. He teaches internationally in health care, business and in peaceful unarmed police aikido weapons control tactics (PACT). Dr. Pierce is faculty instructor for neurophysiology for the Vollmer Polygraph and Forensic Institute. He has consulted for over 100 medical businesses in the US and Europe and designed several natural supplement products while lecturing for the industry.
Michael was raised in an environment of active diet modification and saw firsthand the changes in families, nursing mothers, infants, children, pets and livestock on modified diets and supplement regimens.
Dr. Pierce has been a coma recovery team leader with interns from Northwestern Health Sciences University and has led the intentional recovery of coma/persistent vegetative state using chiropractic neurology. He has been faculty including associate professor of neurology for the Carrick Institute, colleges, and associations in fields of health care including neurochemistry, clinical neuro-diagnosis, neurological rehab, lab-based nutrition, healthcare business and business ethics, massage therapy, acupuncture, mental health, genetics, laboratory science, occupational therapy, culinary science, and law enforcement. He is the neurophysiology, statistics, and psychophysiology instructor for the Vollmer Institute for Polygraph Examiners. His work has ranged from animal populations to pediatric neurology cases where the placebo effect cannot confound alternative methods.
He has collaborated intensely with biological dentists, holistic veterinarians, behavioral optometrists, psychologists, and biological psychiatrists. He has consulted for over 80 practices in the US and Europe. He has formally studied music, eastern and western philosophy, and medical anthropology.
Dr. Pierce has worked closely with high‐net‐worth families, performers, celebrities and professional athletes on chronic health issues and peak performance. He was a health care freedom lobby advisor in Minnesota and a health food industry consultant for both retail stores and for nutritional supplement manufacture and sales. Michael has experience in business development, operations management, product design and education for small and large clinics, nutritional supplement companies and retail stores. He is currently completing the diplomate in quantitative electro-encephalography brain mapping analysis and mentorship.

Dec 1, 2022 • 59min
An Affordable EEG Amplifier System For Under $1,000?? Alex Ni CEO Divergence Neuro
#neurofeedbackpodcast #eeg #qeeg #mentalhealth
Alex Ni CEO joins the NeuroNoodle Network Neurofeedback Podcast with Jay Gunkelman the man who has read well over 500,000 Brain Scans to show the latest products from Divergence Neuro.
Alex Ni does a demonstration of his headband amplifier that costs Well Under $1000 (WOW) and his software to run quick scans and training protocols
https://www.divergenceneuro.com/
https://www.divergenceneuro.com/our-team/
https://www.divergenceneuro.com/blog/
https://www.divergenceneuro.com/product/
ALEX NI, MBA, CPA
Alex is a seasoned technology leader who is passionate about mental health and neuroscience. Through his career, he has held many titles from developer, architect to delivery manager, innovation lead, and start-up CTO across different industries from mobile, telecom to digital media, neurotech and fintech.
A true tech nerd at heart, Alex is most passionate about building world-class technology companies by creating an open, transparent, and accountable culture that delivers quality. Other than his technical skill set, Alex also holds a CPA/CMA designation, and has his MBA focusing on technology management and valuation.

Nov 24, 2022 • 43min
Why iMediSync is a Good Bet on The Future of Mental Health - Dave Berkus Angel Investor Part 2
#daveberkus #angelinvesting #imedisync
Super Angel Investor Dave Berkus joined Jay Gunkelman and Pete Jansons to discuss the future of mental health and iMediSync's role in that future. Dave Berkus has placed a lot of smart bets in his lifetime. Hear why iMedisync is one of them.
Other topics touched on: Dry Sensor Cap, Future of Mental Health, Founder and CEO Seung Wan Kang, MD, PhD, iSyncWave, iSyncBrain, iSyncHeart, FDA, Minute Clinic, Gender Specific Database.
https://www.imedisync.com/en/
https://www.imedisync.com/en/products/isyncwave/
https://www.imedisync.com/en/products/isyncbrain/
https://www.imedisync.com/en/products/isyncheart/
Dave Berkus is a noted speaker, author and early stage private equity investor. He is acknowledged as one of the most active angel investors in the country, having made and actively participated in over 180 technology investments. He currently manages Wayfare Ventures, LLC, a venture fund for the travel industry, as well as two angel VC funds (Berkus Technology Ventures, LLC and Kodiak Ventures, L.P.) and is Managing Director of three Tech Coast Angels ACE Funds (TCA). Dave is past Chairman of TCA, one of the largest angel networks in the United States.
Dave currently serves as chairman of five of his portfolio companies, and was named “Director of the Year, Early Stage Businesses” by The Forum for Corporate Directors for his successful directorship and CEO coaching efforts. He founded his first commercial venture at the age of fifteen – a phonograph record production and manufacturing company he managed through his college years, taking it public shortly after college graduation. He was the founder of Computerized Lodging Systems Inc (CLS), which he guided as CEO for over a decade that included two consecutive years on the Inc.500 list of America’s fastest growing companies.
For his accomplishments in advancing technology in the hospitality industry, in 1998 he was inducted into the Hospitality (HFTP) “International Hall of Fame”, one of only forty so honored worldwide over the years.
Dave is author of “Basic Berkonomics,” “Berkonomics,” “Advanced Berkonomics,” “Extending the Runway”, and the Small Business Success Collection of eight mini-books, all addressing resource and growth issues for early stage businesses. He is co-author of “Get Scrappy” with Kim Shepherd, a noted advocate of virtual businesses.
Dave speaks throughout the world on trends in technology, angel investing success, and corporate governance and growth.
In 2011, Dave was named “Technology Leader of the Year” by the Los Angeles, California, County Board of Supervisors.
https://www.amazon.com/Better-than-money-Resource-concepts/dp/1885082002
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_H._Stevenson
https://www.berkus.com/
https://www.inc.com/magazine/19961001/1839.html
https://eqvista.com/berkus-valuation-method-for-startups/#:~:text=Berkus%20Method%20of%20Valuation%20is,to%20%24500%2C000%20for%20each%20area.
https://www.techcoastangels.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaled_agile_framework#:~:text=The%20scaled%20agile%20framework%20(SAFe,scaling%20lean%20and%20agile%20practices.
https://www.amazon.com/Extending-Runway-Second-Dave-Berkus/dp/1312288353?asin=1312288353&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1
https://roundtables.abl.org/
https://youtu.be/60LEmBXFpZI
https://berkonomics.com/?p=3440
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/happened-7-earliest-employees-launched-012600458.html
https://www.pingidentity.com/en/company/about-us.html

Nov 17, 2022 • 40min
Why iMediSync is a Good Bet on The Future of Mental Health - Dave Berkus Angel Investor Part 1
#daveberkus #angelinvesting #imedisync
Super Angel Investor Dave Berkus joined Jay Gunkelman and Pete Jansons to discuss the future of mental health and iMediSync's role in that future. Dave Berkus has placed a lot of smart bets in his lifetime. Hear why iMedisync is one of them.
Other topics touched on: Dry Sensor Cap, Future of Mental Health, Founder and CEO Seung Wan Kang, MD, PhD, iSyncWave, iSyncBrain, iSyncHeart, FDA, Minute Clinic, Gender Specific Database.
https://www.imedisync.com/en/
https://www.imedisync.com/en/products/isyncwave/
https://www.imedisync.com/en/products/isyncbrain/
https://www.imedisync.com/en/products/isyncheart/
Dave Berkus is a noted speaker, author and early stage private equity investor. He is acknowledged as one of the most active angel investors in the country, having made and actively participated in over 180 technology investments. He currently manages Wayfare Ventures, LLC, a venture fund for the travel industry, as well as two angel VC funds (Berkus Technology Ventures, LLC and Kodiak Ventures, L.P.) and is Managing Director of three Tech Coast Angels ACE Funds (TCA). Dave is past Chairman of TCA, one of the largest angel networks in the United States.
Dave currently serves as chairman of five of his portfolio companies, and was named “Director of the Year, Early Stage Businesses” by The Forum for Corporate Directors for his successful directorship and CEO coaching efforts. He founded his first commercial venture at the age of fifteen – a phonograph record production and manufacturing company he managed through his college years, taking it public shortly after college graduation. He was the founder of Computerized Lodging Systems Inc (CLS), which he guided as CEO for over a decade that included two consecutive years on the Inc.500 list of America’s fastest growing companies.
For his accomplishments in advancing technology in the hospitality industry, in 1998 he was inducted into the Hospitality (HFTP) “International Hall of Fame”, one of only forty so honored worldwide over the years.
Dave is author of “Basic Berkonomics,” “Berkonomics,” “Advanced Berkonomics,” “Extending the Runway”, and the Small Business Success Collection of eight mini-books, all addressing resource and growth issues for early stage businesses. He is co-author of “Get Scrappy” with Kim Shepherd, a noted advocate of virtual businesses.
Dave speaks throughout the world on trends in technology, angel investing success, and corporate governance and growth.
In 2011, Dave was named “Technology Leader of the Year” by the Los Angeles, California, County Board of Supervisors.
https://www.amazon.com/Better-than-money-Resource-concepts/dp/1885082002
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_H._Stevenson
https://www.berkus.com/
https://www.inc.com/magazine/19961001/1839.html
https://eqvista.com/berkus-valuation-method-for-startups/#:~:text=Berkus%20Method%20of%20Valuation%20is,to%20%24500%2C000%20for%20each%20area.
https://www.techcoastangels.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaled_agile_framework#:~:text=The%20scaled%20agile%20framework%20(SAFe,scaling%20lean%20and%20agile%20practices.
https://www.amazon.com/Extending-Runway-Second-Dave-Berkus/dp/1312288353?asin=1312288353&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1
https://roundtables.abl.org/
https://youtu.be/60LEmBXFpZI
https://berkonomics.com/?p=3440
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/happened-7-earliest-employees-launched-012600458.html
https://www.pingidentity.com/en/company/about-us.html

Nov 10, 2022 • 54min
This Episode Brought To You By the Letter D - Delta, Desynchronization, and Damage
Jay Gunkelman the Man who has read over 500,000 Brain Scans continues his Series on the Neuro Alphabet with Pete Jansons with the letter D.
Delta Waves, Desynchronization, Damage
Other Topics:
Electro Dermal Study, Slow Wave, Delta band, Delta deficit, Yuri Kropotov, Delta Rhythm Large, Barry Sterman, Amplitude, Magnitude, White Matter Damagem Robert Thatcher, Dipole, Nested Rhythms, Cross Frequency Coupling, Phase EEG Reset, Roy John, Melatonin, Vertex Sharp Wave, Event Related Potential, Vertex Wave Sleep Spindle, MSLT Sleep Lab, Sleep Hygiene, Growth Hormone, Elite Athletes and Sleep, 24 Sessions SMR Neurofeedback Training can help with Sleep Issues, Hypnotic effect of Melatonin, Pittsburg Sleep Study, Alcohol and sleep issues, Benzo's and Sleep, Sonata, Dreaming, Joe Kamiya, Bio Behavioral Marker, REM, Michael Jackson and Propofol, Doctor's in Residency, Bi Polar Disorder, Kids are sleeping 2 Hours less than 20 years ago, Absence Seizure

Nov 3, 2022 • 55min
Neuro Alphabet Brought to you by the Letter C: Choice, Caudate, Cerebellum and Cingulate
#mentalhealth #brainanatomy #eeg Jay Gunkelman the man who has read over 500,000 brain scans joins Pete Jansons in a discussion of the Neuro Alphabet with the Letter C: Cortex, Cingulate, Cerebellum, and Concept Other Topics discussed: Einstein Brain, Auditory Cortex Cochlea, Wernicke Area, Motor Homunculus, Loretta, Cortical Source, Sandlot Football Brain Injuries, Tourette Syndrome, Autism Suppressor Strip and Blows to the back of the head

Oct 27, 2022 • 56min
Electroencephalogram Certification Types
In this show, Jay Gunkelman, M.D., discusses the various types of electroencephalogram (EEG) certification. Dr. Gunkelman is a clinical neurophysiologist who provides expert testimony in court. He provides an overview of the four main EEG certification types, as well as the characteristics of each. #eeg #qeeg #qeegd Nicholas Whittredge Vice President of the Saybrook Psychophysiology Association, a Neurofeedback Technician as well as a loyal listener and watcher of the NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast came on the show to ask Jay Gunkelman the man who who has read of over 500,000 brain scans some Technical questions regarding Neurofeedback, EEG, QEEG and QeegD. Other topics discussed Neurologist EEG Certification Psychiatrist EEG Certification Neonatal EEG Certification


