🎙️ Live Q&A: Brain Health, Parkinson’s & Ozempic | NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast

Join Jay Gunkelman, QEEGD (the man who has analyzed over 500,000 brain scans), Dr. Mari Swingle (Swingle Clinic), Joy Lunt (RN, BCN, ISNR Past President), John Mekrut (The Balanced Brain), Dr. Andrew Hill (Peak Brain Institute), Joshua Moore (Alternative Behavioral Therapy), Anthony Ramos (Neurofeedback Community Leader), and host Pete Jansons for a special Live Q&A edition of the NeuroNoodle Podcast. Viewers’ questions on brain health, Parkinson’s, Ozempic, neurofeedback, and mental health are answered.

✅ Topic 1 Explained: Jay reveals EEG findings from dissociative identity disorder cases, showing distinct brainwave shifts with personality changes.
✅ Topic 2 Deep Dive: The panel examines Parkinson’s, CTE in athletes, and how neurofeedback supports progression and medication use.
✅ Topic 3 Insights: Exploring Ozempic’s effects beyond weight loss, including brain and metabolic impacts.

✅ Additional Topics:
🎯 EEG correlates of multiple personalities
💪 NFL players, CTE & long-term brain health
💡 Salience network in depression
📻 Neurofeedback for autism, ADHD & sleep
😴 Insomnia & anterior cingulate rumination
🖐️ Hyperfocus vs. flow states
📅 Parenting, school stress & neurofeedback

🕒 Key Moments:
0:00 Intro
0:43 Dr. Hill: pet psychic & EEG
1:12 Joy Lunt: multiple personalities & ritual abuse
5:02 Can dissociation be seen via connectivity?
6:05 Salience network twice as large in depression
6:40 Jay Gunkelman joins
15:48 Viewer Q: Thalamocortical dysrhythmia defined
17:17 Viewer Q: Alpha rebound effect
17:32 Joy Lunt: why not to “train through”
18:29 Parkinson’s & NFL players
18:44 Joy Lunt: her mother’s Parkinson’s case
22:59 Lisa Tatrin’s Parkinson’s research
23:40 Tremor ≠ always Parkinson’s
23:56 Dementia pugilistica mimics Parkinsonism
27:56 Head injury vs. Parkinsonism
32:49 Digital Ozempic: what can’t it cure?
35:48 Neurofeedback vs. Ozempic success rates
37:55 What’s an earworm?
38:38 Insomnia causes
44:25 School kids becoming clients
47:50 Home training pros & cons
48:46 Swingle Clinic: no child sessions after 6 PM
52:00 Training during homework
53:41 Viewer Q: Autism – sleep, meltdowns & inflammation

✅ About the Panel:

Dr. Mari Swingle: Director of Swingle Clinic, therapist, researcher & author of i-Minds, specializing in technology’s impact on mental health. https://swingleclinic.com/about/

Joy Lunt, RN, BCN: ISNR Past President, neurofeedback pioneer since 1993. https://isnr.org/single-post/2018/06/...

Dr. Andrew Hill: Founder of Peak Brain Institute, known as “The Magic Man”. https://peakbraininstitute.com/dr-and...

John Mekrut: Founder of The Balanced Brain, President of the Western Association of Biofeedback & Neuroscience. https://johnmekrut.com/

Joshua Moore: Owner of Alternative Behavioral Therapy; specializes in DID, PTSD & TBIs. https://neurofeedbackcare.com/the-team

Anthony Ramos: Leads a 14,000+ member neurofeedback community. Join: / 501009709911572

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