NeuroNoodle Network Podcast: Neurofeedback & Wellness Podcast

Pete Jansons
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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 Sign up to our Newsletter https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/moOsZyB/NeuroNoodle

  1. 1d ago

    Pharmacist Grant Harting Ranks 9 Sleep Pills: Experts React

    A licensed pharmacist, Grant Harting, shared his ranking of 9 sleeping pills. EEG pioneer Jay Gunkelman and Dr. Mari Swingle go through his ranking, drug by drug: how these medications may affect sleep and the brain, why insomnia is not one thing, and where neurofeedback may fit. Watch Grant Harting's original video (his ranking): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpemNqvBfZ4Grant Harting on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grant_harting Panel: Jay Gunkelman, Dr. Mari Swingle, Pete Jansons. Educational discussion only, not medical advice. Do not start, stop or change a sleep medication without your prescriber. Some sleep medicines must be tapered. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4zCZPpr4HJJyve4VrgtDJH Chapters (from the final render, runtime 51:10):00:00 Cold open: your brain is busy in sleep00:54 Welcome: Jay Gunkelman, Dr. Mari Swingle, Pete Jansons01:15 What is insomnia?04:18 Grant Harting's sleeping pill ranking06:15 Sleep cycles, slow-wave sleep and REM09:44 #1 Trazodone11:12 #2 Melatonin and light13:31 Light at night and sleep habits17:37 #3 Lorazepam19:03 #4 Zolpidem (Ambien)20:13 #5 Promethazine21:54 #6 Lunesta and #7 ZzzQuil22:48 #8 Zaleplon (Sonata)23:18 #9 Belsomra24:03 Neurofeedback and SMR for sleep28:08 Insomnia is not one thing33:43 Over-monitoring your sleep34:43 Sleep apnea37:55 Restless legs and acting out dreams40:17 How many neurofeedback sessions?44:57 An invitation to Grant Harting46:50 Mari's sleep app and the summit Context and corrections: This episode contains expert opinions and educational discussion, not medical advice. Claims about benzodiazepines and REM sleep, clonazepam withdrawal, later-life bipolar disorder, delayed circadian timing as an ADD subtype, regional ADHD rates, EEG prediction of trazodone/SSRI response or MCI, central sleep apnea, and neurofeedback effectiveness have varying levels of evidence. Some are hypotheses, not established clinical conclusions. EEG alone cannot establish these individual predictions. Do not stop clonazepam abruptly. Consult qualified clinicians about medication changes, diagnosis, and treatment.

    Pharmacist Grant Harting Ranks 9 Sleep Pills: Experts React

  2. Oct 30

    Hidden Epileptiform Activity in Autism? Jay Explains | NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Therapy Podcast

    Jay Gunkelman has read more than 500,000 EEGs. In this Carnac episode, he walks host Pete Jansons through what he looks for in autism EEGs, including what he describes as hidden epileptiform activity, mu rhythm, beta spindles and coherence. Jay shares a book chapter and research papers on screen and explains why he believes EEG findings may influence how clinicians think about medication decisions. Then it's your questions. Matt asks whether dry sensors are good enough or gel still wins. Radar asks what F3 beta means, and Jay describes it as cortical irritability. Pete asks about tongue stimulators for sleep apnea, the single biggest mistake in reading EEGs, and NFL star Chris Johnson's ALS diagnosis. Jay also clears up his role in Dr. Jaime Pineda's autism study, and we catch up on the conference and the Signal in the Noise documentary. 🎙️ Panel: Jay Gunkelman (QEEG pioneer, 500,000+ EEGs read) | Host: Pete Jansons 🧠 WHAT WE COVER 0:00 — 🎬 Cold open: what Jay says autism EEGs can hide 0:40 — 🎩 Jay's monocle and the Godfather party 4:42 — 🎓 Conference recap: sold out, CE credits, student funds 6:54 — 🧓 Next year: aging and mild cognitive impairment 8:15 — 🎞️ Signal in the Noise and EEG Strategies 13:12 — 🍺 The Brain Bar and sending in your EEG 15:01 — 📄 Jay sets the record straight on the Pineda study 15:52 — 📚 Autism EEG subtypes: Linden and Gunkelman's chapter 17:49 — 👪 The Autism Science Digest paper for parents 21:42 — ⚡ Hidden epileptiform activity in autism (Jay's view) 23:10 — 🪞 Mu rhythm and the mirror-neuron idea 23:37 — 🧵 Beta spindles and the spinning wheel 25:04 — 🔗 Coherence, white matter and neurofeedback 26:26 — 💊 Low-voltage EEG, MTHFR and B vitamins 28:39 — 🧩 Was dropping Asperger's a mistake? 29:53 — 📜 Names, history and the early EEG labs 34:27 — 📑 The 2016 precision-medicine paper on autism EEG 38:07 — 🎧 Viewer question: dry sensors or gel? (Matt) 40:24 — 🔦 Lasers, MEG and non-contact brain sensing 42:55 — 🔥 Viewer question: what is F3 beta? (Radar) 45:54 — 😴 Tongue stimulators for sleep apnea (Inspire) 48:07 — 🌙 ADHD and sleep apnea: Jay wants the data 49:38 — 🧭 Jay's biggest EEG reading concern: montages 51:09 — 🎚️ Linked ears, global average and CSD 52:30 — 🏈 CJ2K, ALS and the NFL (Jay's view) 58:16 — 👋 Wrap-up 🔗 Updates & Links: 📨 Want Jay to read your EEG? Email the EDF to pete@neuronoodle.com. Please remove the name, ID and date of birth from the file name AND the EEG header first. 📺 More NeuroNoodle conversations: https://www.youtube.com/@NeuroNoodle ⚠️ Educational content only, not medical advice. Jay's interpretations are his own; nothing here diagnoses or treats anyone. Always consult a licensed clinician. 💪 Help keep NeuroNoodle going: https://www.patreon.com/NeuroNoodle 🔔 Like, subscribe and hit the bell: https://www.youtube.com/@NeuroNoodle

    Hidden Epileptiform Activity in Autism? Jay Explains | NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Therapy Podcast

  3. Oct 23

    Jay Finds Hidden Spikes in a Viewer's EEG | NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Therapy Podcast

    A viewer sent us an EEG, and at first glance it looks like a mess. Jay Gunkelman, who has read more than 500,000 EEGs, changes the montage live and identifies what he describes as frontal spike-and-wave activity that was difficult to see in the original linked-ears montage. Host Pete Jansons and Dr. Mari Swingle join Jay for a two-case Carnac: why an epileptiform EEG finding is not the same as an epilepsy diagnosis, and what questions should come next. The second case features an EEG recorded with eyes open that Jay interprets as showing periods of drowsiness. He examines alpha bursts, beta spindles at Cz and a 300-second sleep screen. Jay discusses vigilance, SMR, sleep spindles, memory and how he would approach neurofeedback training. Dr. Mari adds her clinical perspective on emotional outbursts in children and when EEG assessment may be worth considering. 🎙️ Panel: Jay Gunkelman (QEEG pioneer, 500,000+ EEGs read) | Dr. Mari Swingle (Swingle Clinic, author of i-Minds) | Host: Pete Jansons 🧠 WHAT WE COVER 0:00 — 🎩 Cold open: Jay spots frontal spike-and-wave in a viewer's EEG 1:22 — 📨 A viewer sends in an EEG (and it's from Europe: 50 Hz) 2:31 — 🔌 Why the original montage made the finding harder to see 4:13 — 🧹 Cleaning artifacts: save your raw file first 4:58 — 📏 No calibration, no impedances: why it matters 5:56 — 🌐 Re-montaged to global average: Jay's interpretation 6:33 — 👆 Task beta: the brain primes before your finger moves 8:50 — ⚡ Spike and slow wave at F3 10:59 — 🙈 Lapses, eye aversion and pseudobulbar affect 12:36 — 🔄 Spike averaging, and why EEG puts negative up 14:59 — 💊 Epileptiform EEG without seizures: the anticonvulsant question 15:36 — 😌 Eyes closed: slow cortical potentials and the baseline 19:51 — 🧪 Medication and outgrowing absence spells 21:46 — 👧 Dr. Mari: behavioral outbursts in kids and the EEG 23:15 — 🔥 Case two: beta spindles and Jay's interpretation 24:04 — 😴 SMR, Sterman and sleep spindles 25:12 — 🥱 Alpha bursts with eyes open: drowsiness 26:59 — 🎛️ When EEG frequencies blend together 29:07 — 📊 The spectra: harmonics that look like beta 31:05 — ⚖️ Left-right balance, mood and TMS 32:41 — 🌀 Eyes closed: chaos, cleanup and drowsing 34:46 — ⏱️ The 300-second sleep screen 37:30 — 📉 The flat spot: you didn't die at the end 38:30 — 🎯 Early neurofeedback was vigilance training 39:21 — 🧠 Sleep, memory and long-term potentiation 40:51 — 🛠️ A training plan: SMR up, beta down at Cz 42:40 — 🩺 SMR, intractable epilepsy and surgery (Jay's view) 46:37 — 📡 Vagal nerve stimulators and smart implants 49:46 — 👋 Wrap-up 🔗 Updates & Links: 🌐 Swingle Clinic (Dr. Mari Swingle): https://swingleclinic.com 🎧 Swingle Sonic apps (Brain Calm, Focus, Sleep): https://swinglesonic.com 📨 Want Jay to read your EEG? Email the EDF to pete@neuronoodle.com. Please remove the name, ID and date of birth from the file name AND the EEG header first. 📺 More NeuroNoodle conversations: https://www.youtube.com/@NeuroNoodle ⚠️ Educational content only, not medical advice. EEG findings need a qualified clinician's review; nothing here diagnoses or treats anyone. Always consult a licensed clinician. 💪 Help keep NeuroNoodle going: https://www.patreon.com/NeuroNoodle 🔔 Like, subscribe and hit the bell: https://www.youtube.com/@NeuroNoodle

  4. Oct 16

    Where Is Memory Stored? Pribram's Theory | NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Therapy Podcast

    Jay Gunkelman, who has read more than 500,000 EEGs, jokes about losing his car keys, then asks: where is a memory actually stored? In this archived NeuroNoodle Open Mic Q&A, recorded March 19, 2025 and republished October 15, 2026, host Pete Jansons joins Jay, Dr. Mari Swingle and Dianne Kosto. Jay describes Karl Pribram's holographic theory of memory—an explanatory theory, not settled fact. References to Jay's age and 52 years in the field reflect the March 2025 recording. The panel also discusses social-media self-diagnosis, conversations with teens who identify with a diagnosis, practitioner skill, brain-stimulation terminology, sunlight and mood, diet, and careers in neurofeedback. 🎙️ Panel: Jay Gunkelman (QEEG pioneer, 500,000+ EEGs read) | Dr. Mari Swingle (Swingle Clinic, author of i-Minds) | Dianne Kosto (SYMMETRY Neuro-Pathway Training) | Host: Pete Jansons 🧠 WHAT WE COVER 0:00 — 🧩 Cold open: Pribram's memory theory 1:44 — 🏫 Archived Seattle workshop discussion 5:10 — 👁️ Jay's eye surgery and counting EEGs 7:34 — ⚡ Questions about vision, alpha speed and memory 9:58 — 🧠 Episodic memory and frontal midline theta 11:39 — 🌀 Savants and Pribram's holographic memory theory 15:12 — 📈 Jay's 52 years in neurofeedback, as of March 2025 18:27 — 📱 Self-diagnosis, social media and having a bad day 19:41 — 🔌 Discussing tDCS, tACS and neurofeedback 21:58 — 🔍 Teens, Google and diagnostic labels 26:02 — 📚 Diagnostic terminology and the DSM 26:47 — 🔪 Amplitude, infralow or stim: who's holding the tool? 28:06 — 🧲 Questions about PEMF 32:58 — ☀️ Sunlight, vitamin D and mood 37:43 — 🥊 Where neurofeedback experts disagree 39:59 — 🌊 Slow cortical potentials and terminology 41:08 — 🧬 Discussion of genetics and EEG phenotypes 43:53 — 🎯 OCD and electrode-placement questions 49:15 — 🥑 Keto, diet and neurofeedback 54:42 — 🎓 Building a neurofeedback career: BCIA 57:56 — 🔬 What is an EEG tech? Jay's start with the Gibbs 1:00:11 — 🎤 Jay's brain tumor and the courage to lecture 1:01:10 — 📲 Dr. Mari discusses her clinic app 1:02:42 — 🤝 Dianne Kosto and SYMMETRY Neuro-Pathway Training 1:04:20 — 📣 From our panel, plus a qEEG phenotypes course 1:05:30 — ❤️ Thank you to our supporters 🔗 Updates & Links: 🌐 Swingle Clinic (Dr. Mari Swingle): https://swingleclinic.com 🧠 SYMMETRY Neuro-Pathway Training (Dianne Kosto): https://symmetryneuropt.com 📺 More NeuroNoodle conversations: https://www.youtube.com/@NeuroNoodle ⚠️ Educational content only, not medical advice. Always consult a licensed clinician. 💪 Help keep NeuroNoodle going: https://www.patreon.com/NeuroNoodle 🔔 Like, subscribe and hit the bell: https://www.youtube.com/@NeuroNoodle #NeuroNoodle #Neurofeedback #EEG

  5. Oct 9

    Rocket Fuel, Cats & the Birth of Neurofeedback | NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Therapy Podcast

    Jay Gunkelman has read more than half a million brain scans — and this week he and host Pete Jansons start with one of the strangest origin stories in brain science. Rocket fuel was making janitors convulse, Barry Sterman was mapping the dose in cats, and a handful of cats refused to seize. The reason: they had already been trained with SMR neurofeedback. From there Jay works through the questions from last night's Brain Bar: why there's no such thing as a "normal" EEG, how pilots' brainwaves tracked a 30% higher crash rate, what sleep deprivation does to your dreams and your seizure threshold, the alpha coma, Leucovorin and the B vitamins, and why "you can't cure autism because you can't catch autism." Then Jay reads a 2011 EEG of an eight-year-old with Asperger's and shows why some kids won't look at your face. Plus the neurofeedback billing-code fight, Jay's custom Italian monocle, and a preview of the Suisun City Summit. 🎙️ Panel: Jay Gunkelman (500K+ brain scans) — host Pete Jansons. 🧠 WHAT WE COVER:🚀 0:00 — Cold open: rocket fuel, cats & the accidental birth of SMR🧐 2:14 — Jay's custom Italian monocle + "Jay Gunkelman 6.0"👁️ 4:58 — Alpha blocking vs. alpha attenuation🧮 8:25 — There's no such thing as a "normal" EEG📊 9:09 — Why z-scores and statistics alone miss the pattern🐈 12:56 — Barry Sterman's rocket fuel and cat experiments✈️ 15:11 — Pilots' EEGs and a 30% higher crash rate🔌 18:19 — SMR vs. mu: the BCI mix-up🛌 19:33 — SMR, sleep spindles & customizing training🚪 21:42 — "K is for knock": the K-complex😵 23:25 — Sleep deprivation, microsleep & dreams leaking into the day🌊 25:42 — Three kinds of theta: frontal midline vs. ADHD theta💊 29:40 — Amphetamines, kids & the long-term question🫁 30:10 — Hyperbaric oxygen, Alzheimer's & the alpha coma🧪 32:37 — What is Leucovorin? B9, B12 & MTHFR🧩 37:37 — "You can't cure autism because you can't catch autism"💵 39:46 — Neurofeedback billing codes & payment changes🩺 42:44 — Too cheap to order the EEG: Medi-Cal & absence epilepsy〰️ 43:36 — EEG read: an eight-year-old with Asperger's🐶 46:40 — The song of speech: why some kids won't look at your face📈 49:45 — The power spectra, beta spindles & rhythmic slowing🪞 52:36 — Mu, mirror neurons & the anterior cingulate🎉 56:16 — Suisun City Summit preview + Jay's birthday📚 1:02:05 — Bonus: Joshua Moore on QEEG phenotypes 🔗 Updates & Links:🧠 Jay Gunkelman — Suisun City Summit: https://suisuncitysummit.com🎓 School of Neurotherapy: https://www.schoolofneurotherapy.com🧩 Joshua Moore — Neurofeedback Care: https://neurofeedbackcare.com ⚠️ Educational content only — not medical advice. 💪 Help keep NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Therapy Podcast going!👉 Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NeuroNoodle🔔 Like, subscribe, share & hit the bell for weekly episodes #NeuroNoodle #NeurofeedbackTherapyPodcast #Neurofeedback #JayGunkelman #PeteJansons #EEG #QEEG #BrainMapping #MentalHealth #BrainHealth #Neurotherapy #SMR #BarrySterman #SleepDeprivation #Autism #Aspergers #Epilepsy #AlphaComa #Leucovorin #QEEGPhenotypes

    Rocket Fuel, Cats & the Birth of Neurofeedback | NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Therapy Podcast

  6. Oct 2

    Can You Fry a Brain? Who Polices Neurofeedback | NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Therapy Podcast

    If neurofeedback can change the brain, who makes sure the person doing it knows what they're doing? Jay Gunkelman has read more than half a million brain scans and spent 54 years in the field. He and Dr. Mari Swingle join host Pete Jansons to take on the question the field keeps circling: why hasn't neurofeedback gone to the next level? Mari warns about the practitioner who buys equipment, takes a weekend workshop and hangs a shingle. Pete asks the obvious question: can you actually fry a brain? From there it's insurance ("the business of insurance is to say no," says Jay), what BCIA certification can and can't do about a bad actor, why Pete needs a license to cut hair but not to do neurofeedback, and why a neurologist isn't automatically an EEG expert. Jay also describes a report he says came back on a recording with no EEG in it at all, just amplifier noise. Plus what parents should ask before choosing a provider, and a bonus from Joshua Moore on QEEG phenotypes. 🎙️ Panel: Jay Gunkelman (500K+ brain scans), Dr. Mari Swingle (author, iMinds), host Pete Jansons. Joshua Moore (MA, LMHC, BCN) was out sick this week. 🧠 WHAT WE COVER:🧠 0:00 — Cold open: can you fry a brain?👋 0:47 — Welcome + Joshua's out sick📐 2:29 — The 2010–11 efficacy standards Jay helped build🧴 4:54 — Wellness devices that steer away from research❓ 5:54 — Why hasn't neurofeedback gone to the next level?🦴 7:08 — Cannibalism vs. scaffolding in the field🧾 8:14 — Insurance codes, then and now🌍 8:57 — Is the field really held back? The international picture🚫 10:11 — "The business of insurance is to say no"🍁 11:44 — Canada: insurance pays on practitioner credentials💵 13:16 — The QEEG reports insurance does pay for🖨️ 14:53 — Press-the-button reports vs. real interpretation🚗 16:36 — ICBC, BCIA and two-tier protection📏 18:47 — Efficacy standards vs. practice standards🏈 20:34 — Cross-disciplinary: coaches to neurologists🧭 22:59 — Scope of practice within the classifications🏷️ 23:50 — What does BCIA do about a bad actor?🛡️ 24:28 — Complementary competence and something to lose🔥 25:14 — Can you fry a brain? + Jay's 54 years✂️ 27:13 — A license to cut hair, but not neurofeedback?📣 28:53 — Who do you complain to?🦴 30:29 — Chiropractor vs. MD: knowing your scope⚖️ 33:10 — Nevada: turf protection vs. public protection📉 35:12 — Report services and "no EEG at all"🔁 37:32 — Who breaks the loop? Not enough bad actors🏅 39:03 — A premium credential above BCIA?🔀 42:36 — Cross-disciplinary competence👮 43:56 — Why standards exist + the brain police🩺 45:54 — Neurologists, EEG reading and credentials🗣️ 49:38 — Life coaches: nothing to lose👪 50:23 — What parents should check📜 53:14 — The hierarchy of efficacy still holds✅ 53:53 — Mari's final advice: who to trust💜 55:19 — Support the show📚 55:55 — Bonus: Joshua Moore on QEEG phenotypes 🔗 Updates & Links:🎓 School of Neurotherapy: https://www.schoolofneurotherapy.com🎵 Dr. Mari Swingle — SwingleSonic apps: https://swinglesonic.com🧩 Joshua Moore — Neurofeedback Care: https://neurofeedbackcare.com🏛️ AAPB: https://www.aapb.org📋 BCIA: https://www.bcia.org ⚠️ Educational content only — not medical advice. Views and experiences are the speakers' own. 💪 Help keep NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Therapy Podcast going!👉 Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NeuroNoodle🔔 Like, subscribe, share & hit the bell for weekly episodes #NeuroNoodle #NeurofeedbackTherapyPodcast #Neurofeedback #JayGunkelman #DrMariSwingle #PeteJansons #EEG #QEEG #BCIA #NeurofeedbackStandards #MentalHealth #BrainHealth #Neurotherapy #HealthInsurance #JoshuaMoore #QEEGPhenotypes

    Can You Fry a Brain? Who Polices Neurofeedback | NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Therapy Podcast

  7. Sep 25

    The EEG Cleanup Almost Erased the Answer | Jay Gunkelman

    Jay Gunkelman has read more than half a million brain scans. This week a viewer sent in their own EEG, and Jay examines it live on the show — no name, no clinical backstory (educational purposes only). The catch: the record was so noisy it needed an aggressive cleanup just to be readable — and that cleanup nearly erased the single most important finding in it. Jay reverses the ICA on camera and shows you what almost got thrown away: rhythmic theta coming off the frontal midline — an anterior-cingulate signature — that never showed up in the spectra at all. The lesson every clinician needs: heroic cleanup can blind you to the real finding. Along the way he catches a mislabeled "eyes closed" file, explains why your heartbeat shows up in your brain waves, why your eyes twitch every 80 milliseconds, and why it takes your brain 500 milliseconds to become consciously aware of anything. Then host Pete Jansons runs Jay through the panel's questions — tonic vs. phasic frontal theta, how much cleanup is too much, John Gruzelier's alpha-theta work with conservatory musicians, Martijn Arns and frontal alpha asymmetry, and M. Barry Sterman's neurofeedback work in epilepsy alongside Jay's discussion of surgery and other treatment approaches. The episode closes with Pete laying out a push toward neurofeedback standardization — and Jay making the case that multiple perspectives need to be at the table. 👉 Watch the Brain Bar episode where the panel first reviewed this same brain: [PASTE BRAIN BAR STREAM LINK] 🧠 WHAT WE COVER:🧠 0:00 — A viewer mailed in their brain🍸 1:18 — 600 at the Brain Bar, and the new submission format📩 2:41 — Reading John Doe's EDF cold🧹 3:18 — An aggressively cleaned record — channels lost👁️ 3:45 — Lambda waves and visual hypervigilance🌗 4:15 — Waxing and waning vigilance: awake vs. drowsy📊 9:40 — The spectra: slow alpha vs. fast alpha🔄 10:41 — Reversing the ICA: "don't believe your lying eyes"💓 11:03 — What the cleanup erased: cardioballistic pulse artifact🎯 11:27 — Frontal-midline theta the spectra never showed🧩 15:19 — The anterior cingulate slow peak that got lost🤔 17:14 — The "What, me worry?" rhythm: bold vs. anxious🧭 17:57 — Tonic frontal theta: ADD, OCD, or amotivation?🚨 19:19 — Heroic cleanup, catastrophic miss🙅 19:55 — "I call BS": a mislabeled eyes-closed file❤️ 21:04 — Why your heartbeat shows up in the EEG👀 23:09 — Why your eyes twitch every 80 milliseconds🏉 25:42 — Rugby players vs. ballet dancers: who gets pulse artifact🕳️ 28:03 — "You may blind yourself to a major finding"❓ 29:21 — Panel Q&A: the regulars' questions⏱️ 29:51 — Tonic vs. phasic theta: duration, not morphology✂️ 32:33 — How much cleanup is too much?🌟 34:36 — 500 milliseconds to conscious awareness🎵 38:20 — Gruzelier, the conservatory, and creativity↔️ 41:07 — Frontal alpha asymmetry: Arns, SSRIs, and TMS🩻 42:02 — 90% vs. 30–40%: two doctors, one EEG🔪 43:31 — Epilepsy: neurofeedback, seizures and surgery🩹 45:03 — When they remove the hippocampus and amygdala⚠️ 45:50 — SUDEP and the pressure to consent to surgery🌀 46:14 — iSPOT-D: what depression looks like on QEEG📜 50:26 — The pledge: standardize neurofeedback, starting now🚀 54:20 — "Perfect is the enemy of progress" —🧠 Send us YOUR brain: email your EDF to pete@neuronoodle.com and it goes in the hat for a live Carnac read.🔴 The Brain Bar streams live every Wednesday, 6PM Central: https://www.youtube.com/@NeuroNoodle/streams❤️ Support NeuroNoodle on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NeuroNoodle This podcast is educational and is not medical advice. Always consult a licensed clinician.

    The EEG Cleanup Almost Erased the Answer | Jay Gunkelman

  8. Sep 17

    They Didn't Have a Placebo Group | NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Therapy Podcast

    Dr. Gary Schummer spent 35 years treating ADHD with neurofeedback — so when a major study concluded neurofeedback was "no better than placebo," he sat down and took it apart. This week he joins host Pete Jansons and Joshua Moore (MA, LMHC, BCN) to explain why he believes the study's "placebo" group wasn't a placebo at all, but a second active treatment — which changes what that headline result actually means. From there the conversation goes deeper than one paper: Barry Sterman's NASA cat studies and why animals can't fake a placebo effect, Gary's account of helping hundreds of children reduce or discontinue medication, the epilepsy data that still gets ignored, and the panel's debate over insurance, reimbursement and treatment incentives. Then it turns inward — Gary admits neurofeedback has no agreed standards of care and no shared training curriculum, and Pete makes a pledge on camera to help fix it. "We start today." 🎙️ Panel: Dr. Gary Schummer (35-year clinical neurofeedback; author of the 2024 NeuroRegulation critique) and Joshua Moore (MA, LMHC, BCN — Neurofeedback Care) — host Pete Jansons. 🧠 WHAT WE COVER: 🧠 0:00 — "They didn't have a placebo group": the cold open 👋 0:56 — Welcome: Gary Schummer & Joshua Moore 📄 1:50 — The two ADHD studies & Gary's JAACAP critique 💊 3:13 — Why is neurofeedback held to pharma's standard? 🎓 5:35 — How Gary found neurofeedback — meeting Barry Sterman 🏥 8:09 — 35 years in practice, specializing in ADD 👴 10:07 — Barry Sterman: father of clinical neurofeedback 🚀 11:22 — NASA, jet fuel and the cats 🐱 14:35 — The SMR-trained cats that resisted seizures 🔬 17:31 — Why cats can't have a placebo effect 💰 19:52 — Insurance, incentives & why neurofeedback got sidelined ✍️ 20:20 — Why Gary wrote the critique 🧠 21:10 — Gary on getting kids off medication 📊 23:03 — Sterman's 2000 epilepsy meta-analysis 🎯 28:11 — Gary's core argument against the Arnold study ❌ 29:54 — Not a placebo — another treatment group 🏅 32:56 — From the back of the room to most-improved 🔁 33:31 — Cure vs. remission 🧩 39:58 — Neurofeedback's standards problem 📖 40:54 — No agreed training curriculum 🏛️ 45:42 — "Why isn't there a board?" 🙌 50:01 — Pete's pledge: "We start today" 💵 52:55 — $180 vs $60: the economics of access 🧠 59:50 — Should kids get a brain baseline? 🔗 Updates & Links: 📄 Gary Schummer — 2024 NeuroRegulation critique: https://www.neuroregulation.org/artic... 🧩 Joshua Moore — Neurofeedback Care: https://neurofeedbackcare.com ⚠️ Educational content only — not medical advice. 💪 Help keep NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Therapy Podcast going! 👉 Support on Patreon: / neuronoodle 🔔 Like, subscribe, share & hit the bell for weekly episodes

    They Didn't Have a Placebo Group | NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Therapy Podcast
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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 Sign up to our Newsletter https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/moOsZyB/NeuroNoodle

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