🎙️ Meditation Risks, Hypnosis & Neurofeedback Devices | NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast

Join Jay Gunkelman, QEEGD (the man who has analyzed over 500,000 brain scans), Dr. Andrew Hill, Dr. Mari Swingle, Dianne Kosto, Anthony Ramos, and host Pete Jansons for another engaging NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast episode discussing neuroscience, psychology, mental health, and brain training.

✅ Topic 1 Explained: When meditation backfires—derealization/dissociation risks and why EEG phenotypes should guide practice choices.
✅ Topic 2 Deep Dive: Hypnosis, reward deficiency, and what the Stroop effect reveals about altered states and cognitive control.
✅ Topic 3 Insights: Neurofeedback devices—from NeurOptimal to LENS—FDA labeling, “health & wellness” classification, and Western medicine acceptance.

✅ Additional Topics (use emoji bullets only, no hyphens or bullets—YouTube strips them):
💪 Matching meditation styles to EEG phenotypes (Tarrant, Peper)
💡 The Myriad Study on mindfulness & emotional IQ
📻 What actually blocks productivity vs. “more focus”
😴 Frontal theta as a marker for hypnosis/positive affect
🖐️ Is hypnotism “real”? Stage vs. clinical implications
📅 Will there ever be “enough data” for Western medicine?

🕒 Key Moments (spell-checked; user URLs unchanged):
0:00 Welcome & introductions
0:32 Agent Leigh Steinberg will speak at the Suisun City Neurofeedback Summit
2:12 Things that can impede neurofeedback
13:12 Offering free therapy—engagement risks
14:09 Myriad Study: mindfulness & emotional IQ
15:25 Jeff Tarrant clip—meditation and neurofeedback
16:08 Erik Peper https://biofeedbackhealth.org/
21:22 What is the best meditation for productivity?
26:12 What is in the way of productivity?
29:35 How do you lose your mind?
33:10 Hypnotism & derealization
35:18 Kenneth Blum—reward deficiency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Blum
35:31 Is hypnotism a real thing?
37:27 Stroop effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroop_effect
40:18 Frontal theta as a marker for hypnosis/positive affect
42:44 NeurOptimal training
47:02 Why most neurofeedback systems are classified as health & wellness devices
48:34 Will there ever be enough data to make neurofeedback acceptable to Western medicine?
49:00 FDA and EEG device labels
58:50 LENS neurofeedback

✅ Event & App Updates:
Dr. Mari Swingle's Apps & Info: https://swinglesonic.com
Jay Gunkelman's Events & Info: https://suisuncitysummit.com
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