Neurofeedback pioneer Joy Lunt, RN opens this classic NeuroNoodle Open Mic conversation with a case that still grabs your attention: a client with dissociative identity disorder whose EEG "utterly changed" mid-session—"like as if somebody else was sitting in the chair." Later, Joy describes seeing the EEG of one personality look like that of a four-year-old child.

This is NeuroNoodle before today's Brain Bar—the audience-driven Open Mic format where Pete Jansons brought viewer questions directly to the panel. Joy Lunt, Jay Gunkelman, Dr. Mari Swingle, Dr. Andrew Hill, John Mekrut, Joshua Moore, Anthony Ramos and the crew move from DID and EEG patterns into depression and the salience network, neurofeedback protocols, Joy's striking experience using neurofeedback with her mother after a Parkinson's diagnosis, Parkinson's and repeated head trauma, the panel's debate over "digital Ozempic" and the brain, insomnia, exhausted kids, autism, and why hyperfocus and flow are "not even close."

🎙️ Panel: Joy Lunt (RN, BCN — ISNR Past President), Jay Gunkelman (500K+ brain scans), Dr. Mari Swingle (PhD, RPsych — Director, Swingle Clinic; author, i-Minds), Dr. Andrew Hill (neuroscientist, Peak Brain Institute), John Mekrut (The Balanced Brain; WABN President), Joshua Moore (MA, LMHC, BCN), Anthony Ramos (Science & Technology Discoveries) — host Pete Jansons.

🧠 KEY MOMENTS:

00:00 🔮 Pet psychic EEG + "shouldn't you know that already?"

00:21 🎙️ Welcome to classic NeuroNoodle

01:05 🧠 Joy Lunt's DID case and the EEG change

03:19 👶 A four-year-old personality and EEG pattern

04:43 🔌 Connectivity and what the raw EEG showed

08:19 📊 fMRI, EEG and sample-size problems

11:12 🎯 Anterior cingulate, reward deficiency and TMS

15:27 🚀 Brain-computer interfaces and slow cortical potentials

18:33 ⚠️ Why Joy doesn't believe in "training through"

19:49 🏈 Brett Favre, Parkinson's and CTE

20:07 🦯 Joy's experience with her mother's Parkinson's

25:09 🥊 Head trauma, tremor and Parkinsonism

33:27 🔧 Brain stimulation, tinnitus and implants

35:10 🧭 Insula targeting, MEG and LORETA

37:17 💊 The panel's "digital Ozempic" debate

40:06 🎵 Earworms, insomnia and the anterior cingulate

42:04 🧠 Why the same protocol doesn't work for everyone

46:17 🧒 School problems, ADHD and overloaded kids

50:35 😴 Why exhausted kids may need a different approach

53:07 ✍️ Neurofeedback while doing homework

55:21 🧩 Autism, sleep and individualized treatment

59:18 🎯 Hyperfocus vs. flow: "Not even close"

1:00:12 👋 Closing the Open Mic

1:02:16 📚 Joshua Moore on QEEG phenotypes

🔗 Updates & Links:

🧠 Jay Gunkelman — Suisun City Summit: https://suisuncitysummit.com

🩺 Joy Lunt, RN — ISNR spotlight: https://isnr.org/single-post/2018/06/...

🧠 Dr. Mari Swingle — Swingle Clinic: https://swingleclinic.com/about/our-s...

🎵 Dr. Mari Swingle — SwingleSonic apps: https://swinglesonic.com

🧠 Dr. Andrew Hill — Peak Brain Institute: https://www.andrewhillphd.com

🧠 John Mekrut — The Balanced Brain: https://johnmekrut.com

🧩 Joshua Moore — Neurofeedback Care: https://neurofeedbackcare.com

🔬 Anthony Ramos — Science & Technology Discoveries: / 501009709911572

🎓 School of Neurotherapy: https://www.schoolofneurotherapy.com

⚠️ This program presents clinical observations, professional opinions and individual case experiences for educational and informational purposes. It is not medical advice.

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