NeuroNoodle Network Podcast: Neurofeedback & Wellness Podcast

Our Neuropsychologists Dr. Laura Jansons, Dr. Skip Hrin, and Neurofeedback Tech legend Jay Gunkelman answer the following listener-submitted question from Lisa C. Hello Pete, I am a therapist using LENS neurofeedback I have been working through the podcast episodes and it is wonderful! I hope you all keep it going. I have a couple suggestions for questions to address:  From the parents' or clients' point of view, I often get asked how long will it take and how long will it last. Many do not seem to understand that much of the great changes and symptom reductions are long-term. I would love to hear Skip, Laura or Jay's take on that. From a clinician's side: I would like to get BCIA certified and EEG certified. Are there courses or trainings that your team would recommend? Anything to avoid? Also, can they recommend equipment that would allow me to do QEEGs? LENS is somewhat different than traditional neurofeedback, as it is more a disentrainment method, and does not record the EEG for viewing after.  It has been an AMAZING addition to my practice and my therapists under me are all trained with it, but the Q capability is something I definitely want to add. Keep up the great work getting the word out!! Thanks much, Lisa C Quotes: JG "The Neurofeedback Training Curve has no top" JG "If someone says they are the expert in EEG...RUNNN !!!! They are dangerous!!!" Notes: BCIA ISNR Dry Sensor vs Paste Sensor EEG Lab Freeware 2 Channel vs 19 Channel EEG 5k-30k expect to spend on Equipment 2.5-10k on Software Dyslexia/Wernicke area Cow Pie bias versus Grass Have an idea for topic or guest? Pete@NeuroNoodle.com

What a treat to have John S. Anderson with the  Minnesota Neuro-Training Institute join our Neuropsychologists, Dr. Laura Jansons and Dr. Skip Hrin, AND Neurofeedback legend Jay Gunkelman John is a  neurofeedback instructor for the Stens Corporation and also works with Fred Shaffer of Biosource Software developing educational materials for biofeedback, neurofeedback, and quantitative EEG. It was great to hear John and Jay speak about the craft they have been mastering since the early '70s Topics:  How to turn off Pain Combining Alpha Theta Training and Talk Therapy PTSD Lamda Waves No Mind State Busy Brain/Monkey Brain John S. Anderson Biography MA, LADC, BCB, BCN, QEEG-D As a student of holistic and traditional healing methods for more than 30 years,  John worked to blend this knowledge and experience with the most current research in psychology, neurophysiology and developmental neuro-technology. His goal has been to create a powerful, effective method for change. He began working with biofeedback and neurofeedback in 1974. His clients have included children and adults with ADHD and other learning problems, chronic pain, addiction disorders and much more. He currently maintains a private practice, provide consulting services for new and existing neurotherapy programs and works as an instructor, training others to become neurotherapy practitioners. His masters degree is in psychology. But is licensed as an alcohol and drug counselor and certified in biofeedback and neurofeedback by the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America (BCIA). Ideas for a topic or guest? Pete@neuronoodle.com

Our Neuropsychologists Dr. Laura Jansons, Dr. Skip Hrin, and QEEG Legend Jay Gunkelman give their thoughts on Professional Tennis Player Naomi Osaka's Mental Health and her issues with Press Conferences. Quotes: JG "The French Open needs to pull up a Big mirror and look in it deeply because there is something seriously wrong. There move was as stupid move" JG "Naomi has an ADA qualified disability" JG Elite athletes and business executives have beta spindles there for a reason. If you get rid of that they will lose their drive" LJ "Special Relationships are absolute" JG "Your frontal lobes get in the way of your sport" JG "An elite athlete has overlearned physical moves" JG 19% Elite athletes have an alcohol problem JG 34% Elite athletes have anxiety/depression issues JG Waking up one hour early will help reduce depression 23% Topics: Dr Koziol Article Adaptation, Expertise, and Giftedness:Towards an Understanding of Cortical, Subcortical,and Cerebellar Network Contributions Marshawn Lynch NFL Running Back NCAA Insomnia OCD Cerebellum Savants Have an idea for a topic or guest? pete@neuronoodle.com

Sara Young from Changing Minds with Pick Up A Penny across the Pond in Newcastle joins Neuropsychologists Dr. Laura Jansons, Dr Skip Hrin, and QEEG Guru Jay Gunkelman to let us know about the center she is in the process of building. Dr. Laura presents a QEEG that we discuss as that can also be watched on our  NeuroNoodle YouTube Channel Quotes: Dr. Laura Asked Jay G If someone is going to do TMS should they get a pretest QEEG? The answer was "Yes, If your DSM based they may have made the right guess with a story based diagnosis as opposed to a biomarker or neuromarker" Jay G "Neurofeedback is a training you do to your self vs TMS which is a treatment done to you" JG "If you  look at the EEG before a TMS you get the guidance, if you don't your shooting blind" JG "When I see something that looks like a violation of a natural law I know it can't be real" JG "It's fine to look for the ring under the street light if that's where you lost it, but if it's the wrong location your never going to find it there" JG " TMS is in its infancy, their clinical society is only in their 7th year. It was at their 4th annual meeting when that they decided that they needed to account for the size of the head" JG "If you tell me I have only a 30% chance of winning money in Vegas I don't a trip there. Using the hard criteria on the QEEG driven protocol you got a little over 60% Success and with those odds I'll probably catch a flight to vegas" Topics: NeuroGuide Linked Ear Montage Laplacian Montage TMS Gauss's law Gating Salience Network Depression Ink Color Test Novelty Routinization Principal Idea for a topic or guest? pete@neuronoodle.com

Neuropsychologist Dr. Laura Jansons and QEEG Legend Jay Gunkelman tackle some listener questions and topics Listener question: “Looking for a 2nd opinion about my brain map protocol. At the moment I'm doing Loreta and HPN neurofeedback, with a QEEG brain map every 6 months or so to track progress. Is a QEEG considered comprehensive for brain mapping? Or should i get a SPECT scan or some other type of scan to make sure I'm not missing anything?” Quotes: "Depression isn't Depression isn't Depression" "Correlation does not mean causation" "Your brain is craving energy not sugar" "Please track the reason why your there, have a log of systems" Topics: SPECT SCAN QEEG Depression Brain Brightening Sleep Issues SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) Articles: Prevalence of Depression Symptoms in US Adults Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic If You're Craving This One Thing, It Could Be an Early Sign of Dementia BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THIS STRANGE SYMPTOM IN YOUR LOVED ONES. Idea for a guest or topic? Pete@neuronoodle.com

Our Neuropsychologists Dr. Laura Jansons, Dr. Skip Hrin, and Neurofeedback Tech legend Jay Gunkelman discuss Elon Musk's appearance on Saturday Night Live where he revealed he has Asperger's syndrome. They also answer a listener's question on how to use EEG to determine whether an athlete with head trauma can go back on the field. Quotes: 'Until you can match your pre-trauma behavioral performance you should think about sitting on the sidelines until you return to functional integrity" "40-60% of the Autism population have epileptiform discharges" "Elon Musk doesn't see the impact of himself on others, because he doesn't see others very well" "It's not quick and easy but it is entirely possible for people to escape the diagnostic category entirely" (Autism) "The crude concussion evaluations that are given now will only catch the really severe injuries" "It's not about how many cells you have, it's about how many connections you have" "Downstream Hypoxia creates edema, edema creates pressure which makes the ischemia worse. You can create cell death by pushing an area too hard too soon" Notes: Art of Artifacting  CPT (continuous performance test) Rich Club Hub Micro Hits John Hughes Event Related Potential "BAMA" Traumatic Induced Gamma

Sebern Fisher Author of Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma: Calming the Fear-Driven Brain stops by again to chat with our Neuropsychologists Dr. Laura Jansons, Dr. Skip Hrin and Neurofeedback Legend Jay Gunkelman  There were so many good quotes and topics you'll have to listen to get them all but here are some Quotes: " If Stephen Curry can use Neurofeedback then we can all use it" "What I would if I could magically do something in schools 1) Have Neurofeedback Training in every school 2) Brain Curriculum in every school 3) Self-regulation curriculum in every school "Babies who are born to mothers who train with Neurofeedback don't suck their thumbs" "Alpha Down Protocol 80% of them showed that hyperconnectivity was gone, that should have been front-page news in the Science Times" "There are ways to play whatever hand your dealt (DNA) but you can win a game of poker with a pair of 2's" "A simple concussion on top of a simple concussion is not a simple concussion" "How can you tell if someone can return to the field until someone can actually see they've returned to their baseline function" "Everybody could use a tune-up. If you're going to optimize your performance and be a high performer you need to tune your system with Neurofeedback these small tweaks in your system aren't being done to you they are being done by you" "Medicine does it to you, Neurofeedback does it by you" "Your not the victim anymore your the master" Notes: InUtero regulation Repression Concussion FrontalAmygdala Network Baseline EEG Ideas for a guest or topic? Pete@neuronoodle.com

Guy Odishaw and Fran Bieganek from Bhakti Wellness Join our Neuropsychologists Dr. Laura Jansons, Dr. Skip Hrin, and Neurofeedback Legend Jay Gunkelman to talk about their Brain Clinic as well as the unfortunate news about Chicago Bears Football player Steve McMichael being diagnosed with ALS Quotes: "All ADHD ain't the same" "Nobody ever comes in complaining that grandpa got so nice" "The Frontal Lobe is the Pianist that plays the motor strip keyboard" "DSM makes a very good door stop or keeps the outhouse from topping over" Topics/Notes: ALS 11x greater occurrence if you've had TBI (Sports Athletes, Veterans prone) Photobiomodulation (PBM Therapy) Angel and the Assasin Elon Musk/Neuralink Once diagnosed with ALS you have on average  2.5 years left to live medicine can buy 3 more months Have an idea for a topic/guest? Pete@neuronoodle.com

Dr. Martijn Arns Researcher Director and Founder of Research Institute Brainclinics joins Neuropsychologists, Dr. Laura Jansons, Dr. Skip Hrin, and newest CoHost Neurofeedback Tech Legend Jay Gunkelman  Justin Fields is entering the NFL Draft next week and was projected to be a #3 pick. He recently disclosed he has epilepsy and this may impact his draft status. We discuss this as well as seizures. Quotes: "It's entirely possible to be an elite athlete and manage" "3 product roles for Neurofeedback that have substantial evidence behind them 1 Theta/Beta 2 SMR 3 Slowcorticol potential "Talk therapy isn't very good for ADHD" "Unexpected epileptiform content in the EEG is the #1 predictor of medication failure #2 is Beta Spindles #3 predictor low voltage eeg focal problems" "I highly recommend brain surgery if you need it but I don't know if id line up to have them sticking all that in (Neuralink)" Topics: Evidence-Based/Personalized medicine Stratified Medicine Absence Seizures What happens during a seizure Dave Matthews Band  Martijn suggested bringing on Thomas Ross Topics? Suggestions? pete@neurofeedback.com

Dr. David Helfand owner of Lifewise joins our Neuropsychologists Dr. Laura Jansons and Dr. Skip Hrin to chat about how he uses Neurofeedback and EEG with talk therapy in his practice. Quotes: "Your symptoms are not your problem but your wellness is your responsibility" " My issue with calling someone borderline is that it puts the onus, the label  on the individual"  "Neurofeedback can cause you to lose your taste for your drug of choice" "If I had my way I'd have every talk therapy client do a brain map at the beginning" "If you are in a dead-end job that's sucking the life out of you, 100 sessions of Neurofeedback will not be as a strong of an effect as a change of environment. You need both" "When people come in with their diagnostic label, I'm more interested in their experience" "DSM is too individually focused. It needs a broader holistic approach." Topics: Concussions Neuromeditation Diagnostic Labeling Talk Therapy/Couples Therapy Sleep Issues Neurotherapy