Liberal vs Conservative Brains? Dr. Mari & Jay Debate Politics | Neurofeedback Podcast

🚨 Do Our Brains Decide Politics? 🚨
Join Jay Gunkelman, QEEGD (the man who has read over 500,000 brain scans), Dr. Mari Swingle (author of i-Minds), and host Pete Jansons as they debate whether political ideology is wired into our brains—and what that means for mental health and neurofeedback.

✅ Political Brains Debate: Are liberal and conservative brains fundamentally different?
✅ Dr. Mari Swingle challenges Pete Jansons' political posts and explores the ethics of association
✅ Jay Gunkelman discusses neurological differences tied to emotion vs. cognition
✅ Can we separate facts from feelings in a field dominated by empathy and care?
✅ Includes data and sources:
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2012-2...
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

✅ Dr. Mari Swingle's App & Info: https://swinglesonic.com
✅ Jay Gunkelman's EEG Summit Info: https://eegstrategies.com/suisun-summ...
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📅 Join us LIVE every Wednesday at 6 PM CST | 4 PM PST | 7 PM EST for a Q&A on mental health, brain training, and neurofeedback!

Key Moments:
✅ 0:30
✅ 1:09 Dr. Mari Swingle Conflict with Pete’s Politics
✅ 4:56 Dr. Mari cannot understand how Pete can do this podcast and support conservative views
✅ 5:18 Dr. Mari is concerned that being on the NeuroNoodle Podcast with Pete will make it look like they share the same political thinking or are turning a blind eye to Pete's political beliefs
✅ 6:37 Dr. Mari challenges Pete's political perspective
✅ 7:00 Pete responds – https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2012-2... (6% are conservative in mental health, 85% liberal)
✅ 8:20 Is there a difference in the brain of a Conservative vs Liberal? https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...
✅ 11:55 Are MBAs and PsyDs’ brains different?
✅ 14:00 Pete’s hypothesis on why this issue came up
✅ 20:40 Can we get an agreement that Dr. Mari and Pete think differently?
✅ 24:00 Respect and understanding the differences
✅ 26:37 Is it okay to be conservative and not an extremist?
✅ 27:54 We think differently—can we acknowledge that?
✅ 28:05 Dr. Mari: Dehumanization?
✅ 30:00 Jay Gunkelman environmental negotiator clip – • Environmental Impact and Brain Health...
✅ 33:40 Are our brains structured differently resulting in political persuasion? (Canada vs California vs Midwest)
✅ 35:40 The importance of image in a political party
✅ 36:00 Is Dr. Mari concerned about her image being on the podcast?
✅ 36:30 Show continues
✅ 46:56 Is there a difference in our political brains?
✅ 48:10 Dead Salmon fMRI
✅ 49:30 Suisun Neurofeedback Summit – https://eegstrategies.com/suisun-summ...
✅ 50:18 Dr. Mari’s sleep app – https://swinglesonic.com/products/

✅ LIVE Q&A INFO
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