Join Jay Gunkelman, QEEGD (the man who has analyzed over 500,000 brain scans), Dr. Mari Swingle (author of i-Minds), and host Pete Jansons for another engaging NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast.
Recently recognized as one of the Top 3 Neuropsychology Podcasts of 2025 by Million Podcasts (source: https://millionpodcasts.com/best-40-neuropsychology-podcasts-2025), the NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast delivers weekly conversations on neuroscience, psychology, mental health, and brain training.
✅ Topic 1 Explained: How paced HRV breathing builds resilience and calms panic attacks.
✅ Topic 2 Deep Dive: Why raw EEG can predict medication failure better than DSM categories.
✅ Topic 3 Insights: PTSD, Default Mode Network, and why “looking before you leap” matters in neurofeedback.
✅ Additional Topics:
🎯 Serving others & turning off the news to reduce stress
💪 Breathing basics: 4–6 HRV pacing for resilience
💡 Dr. Mari’s BrainCalm app: HRV + colored noise + harmonics
📻 EEG artifacting — why raw data matters
😴 Trauma, Alpha–Theta training, and quiet as a trigger
🖐️ Slow Cortical Potential Training (SCPT) for autism
📅 Jay’s Suisun City Summit + Weekly Live Q/A invite
🕒 Key Moments:
0:00 Welcome (Jay, Mari, Pete)
3:30 HRV = resilience; paced breathing basics
5:00 4–6 breathing to calm panic
8:25 Symptom vs. assessment-driven protocols
9:06 EEG predicts med failure (focal slowing, beta spindles, epileptiform, low-voltage slow)
12:38 Grandma’s rule: “Look before you leap” (EEG before meds)
14:50 PTSD/anxiety EEG: lambda, hypervigilance, DMN
21:09 Updating nomenclature (10–10 vs 10–20)
24:03 KISS therapy: simplest effective tool first
27:04 Raw EEG vs. pretty Q reports
30:31 Why no automated de-artifacting is perfect
33:39 News & attention economy = baseline hyperarousal
36:08 BrainCalm app explained (HRV + noise + harmonics)
41:05 Suisun City Summit info (Oct 8 + CEUs)
44:00 Weekly Live Q/A reminder
44:58 SCPT for autism at FCz
46:14 Wrap & Patreon reminder
✅ Event & App Updates:
Dr. Mari Swingle's Apps & Info: https://swinglesonic.com
Jay Gunkelman's Events & Info: https://suisuncitysummit.com
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