NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast Q&A Live: Brain Mapping, ADHD, and Mental Health Explained

🎙️ Welcome to a special NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast Q&A Live Replay! 🧠✨

In this episode, Pete Jansons leads an engaging discussion featuring an expert panel answering your pressing questions about brain health, neurofeedback, and mental well-being. Join us as we dive into topics like brain mapping, ADHD treatments, neurofeedback efficacy, and more!

Meet the Panelists:
Jay Gunkelman – Neurofeedback Legend
Dr. Andrew Hill – Founder of Peak Brain Institute
Dr. Mari Swingle – Author of "i-Minds"
Anthony Ramos – Neurofeedback Practitioner & Mental Health Advocate
Santiago Brand – International Expert in Neurofeedback & Performance
Joy Lunt – Autism & Sensory Processing Specialist

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Key Moments:
0:00
1:24 Show Start
2:32 Santiago Brand asks about how Dr. Hill addresses client concerns regarding neurofeedback use with ADHD
7:30 In early days, there was also pushback on using neurofeedback with epilepsy
8:00 Reference to Dr. Barkley https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0tLWu7ljYVFPiZQfHjTMsA/videos and researcher Dr. Sandra Loo https://bri.ucla.edu/people/sandra-loo/
8:47 Jay Gunkelman was working in neurofeedback when there was no efficacy of anything for neurofeedback
10:45 Are the parents reading the info that Andrew gives them regarding efficacy?
11:25 Why don’t we have adoption?
12:40 Components of neurofeedback: how it can work—cerebral palsy example with Santiago Brand
15:48 What can you tell a parent to set expectations?
18:00 Jay Gunkelman screen share on neurofeedback publication on efficacy: "BrainFutures Neurofeedback: An Efficacious Treatment for Behavioral Health" https://www.brainfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/brainfutures-neurofeedback-pullout-evidence-v0.1.pdf
23:16 How do you explain to a parent that there will likely be more training for autism than ADHD?
24:23 Dr. Andrew tells people who ask that he sees a standard deviation of change for his clients that train with neurofeedback
26:15 How Joy Lunt answers the efficacy and "how many sessions" questions about neurofeedback for parents
29:10 People are conditioned to get a diagnosis. Why do you want to have a brain map?
31:57 Viewer question from Tristam: "Once we agree on the efficacy of neurofeedback, can we agree on the most efficacious form? Surface, amplifier, or Z-score?"
38:00 Costs of mental health
40:40 Medication or neurofeedback? Jay Gunkelman screen share
46:49 Beer, weed, or psilocybin—what is less worse for the brain? How does plasticity come into it?
49:30 Case for using psilocybin
51:38 Are medications necessary long-term?
55:37 Dr. Hill's clients are 80% remote—how does he help or describe how he helps people (e.g., sleep issues or attention issues)?
58:14 Santiago Brand—where is he performing next?

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