🎙️ Origins of Neurofeedback, Alpha–Theta Addiction & APA Rule | NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast

Join Jay Gunkelman, QEEGD (the man who has analyzed over 500,000 brain scans), Dr. Mari Swingle (i-Minds author), and host Pete Jansons for another engaging NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast episode discussing neuroscience, psychology, mental health, and brain training.

✅ Topic 1 Explained Where did neurofeedback begin? We trace early milestones—from Barry Sterman’s SMR “cat” experiments to slow cortical potentials and seizure applications.
✅ Topic 2 Deep Dive How alpha–theta training entered addiction treatment, why phenotype-driven protocols matter, and what anterior cingulate focus can do for performance.
✅ Topic 3 Insights The panel rants about APA guidance discouraging references older than 10 years—why pioneers still belong in today’s citations.

✅ Additional Topics
🎯 Who was the first neurofeedback practitioner? (Niels Birbaumer shout-out)
💪 From needles to flat sensors and how EEG hardware became portable
💡 Charlie Joerger’s EEG teaching handout and artifact pitfalls
📻 Relaxation and meditation roots plus alpha–theta crossover
😴 Dr. Swingle’s app suite for calming, sleep, and focus
🖐️ Mood rings, biofeedback, and migraine temperature training
📅 Suisun City EEG Summit details and livestream CE info

🕒 Key Moments (spell-checked; URLs unchanged) 00:49 Happy birthday to Jay’s Aunt Inez (104!)
03:41 APA “10-year references” rant—why history still matters
09:10 Q/A shout-out + “Who was first?” Niels Birbaumer https://youtube.com/live/Ye6u-TFTBgo?...
10:56 Barry Sterman and the SMR cats; seizure control and SCPs
14:15 Dr. Swingle Sr.—chance findings and harmonics anecdotes
17:06 Alpha–theta enters addiction work; phenotype-driven protocols
21:10 Training kids with “addictive signatures”; when not to over-correct
22:27 Anterior cingulate as the “horse you can ride” (focus and grit)
26:00 From needles to flat EEG sensors; DIY eras to standards
29:49 Charlie Joerger handout—artifact literacy for neurologists
34:08 When EEGs got smaller and portable; why early devices didn’t sell
36:41 “Our content comes from you”—join live Q/A / @neuronoodle
37:10 Relaxation and meditation lineage (alpha/theta)
38:44 Mood rings, biofeedback, and temperature control for migraine
42:25 1970s mental-health beds vs. today and ER triage realities
48:34 Dr. Mari’s apps (BrainCalm, Sleep, Focus) https://swinglesonic.com/
50:39 Suisun City Summit (Oct 8) https://suisuncitysummit.com

✅ Event and App Updates
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Jay Gunkelman's Events and Info: https://suisuncitysummit.com

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