Neurofeedback Podcast: Carrots, Sticks & Conditioning in Mental Health 🧠

Join us for another Neurofeedback Podcast episode featuring Jay Gunkelman, QEEGD (the man who has read over 500,000 brain scans) and Dr. Mari Swingle (author of i-Minds). Hosted by Pete Jansons, this episode explores operant vs. classical conditioning, the psychology of rewards vs. punishments, and how neurofeedback shapes behavior.

📅 Topics Discussed:
✅ The difference between operant and classical conditioning
✅ How neurofeedback uses operant learning to shape brain function
✅ The role of rewards vs. punishments in parenting & education
✅ Why children respond to carrots more than sticks
✅ The decline of teacher quality & school systems—and how to fix it
✅ Can food, sex, and technology be overused as rewards?

Key Moments:
0:00 Show Start
0:25 Show Introduction
0:48 Pet Mental Health
3:40 Classical Conditioning and Operant Conditioning and Age
4:45 What is the Difference Between Classical Conditioning and Operant Conditioning?
5:51 Neal Miller Operant Conditioning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_E....
8:37 Do Dogs Train People?
10:07 How Do Dog Whisperers Train?
12:00 When Did Operant Conditioning Become a Thing?
13:19 Arnaud Delorme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnaud_...
13:36 Juri Kropotov
14:40 Do They Teach Operant Conditioning in Psychology School?
15:50 Operant Conditioning / Instrumental Learning
18:06 Jim Hardt https://www.drjameshardt.com/
20:12 Theta-Beta Ratio Used to Be a Biomarker to Predict ADHD
22:00 Chemical Exposure and Sleep
23:25 CDC Map on Parkinsonism https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/so...
23:32 CDC Map: Mortality Rate of Alzheimer’s https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/so...
23:51 How Does Talk Therapy Use Operant Conditioning?
25:38 Carrot and the Stick
26:25 Reward the Behavior You Want vs. Punishing the Behavior You Don’t Want
26:53 Are Parents Today More Afraid to Use the Stick in Punishing Their Children?
29:36 Parents Have Gone from Corporal Punishment to Medicating Their Kids
30:55 Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Score
32:39 How to Use Positive Reinforcement (The Carrot). Food?
33:22 Anorexia
36:29 Phenotype Model
37:37 What Is the Best Way to Teach a Kid to Behave?
38:52 Jay Gunkelman’s Parenting Study (N of 1)
41:30 Ignoring / The Silent Treatment Is the Worst Thing You Can Do
44:10 Is School Suspension a Punishment?
45:20 Dr. Mari’s Wishlist to Make Learning in Schools Better
47:45 Q/A Chat Reference https://youtube.com/live/iu3YQDjBblc?...

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