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May 8, 2025 • 52 mins

🚨 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...✅ Help us keep the NeuroNoodle Podcast going! Support us on Patreon 👉   / neuronoodle  📅 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 – .css-j9qmi7{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:2.8rem;width:100%;-webkit-box-pack:start;-ms-flex-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:start;justify-content:start;padding-left:5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width: 599px){.css-j9qmi7{padding-left:0;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;}}.css-j9qmi7 svg{fill:#27292D;}.css-j9qmi7 .eagfbvw0{-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;color:#27292D;}


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