Liberal vs Conservative Brains? Dr. Mari & Jay Debate Politics | Neurofeedback Podcast
🚨 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 – https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2012-2... (6% are conservative in mental health, 85% liberal)✅ 8:20 Is there a difference in the brain of a Conservative vs Liberal? https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...✅ 11:55 Are MBAs and PsyDs’ brains different?✅ 14:00 Pete’s hypothesis on why this issue came up✅ 20:40 Can we get an agreement that Dr. Mari and Pete think differently?✅ 24:00 Respect and understanding the differences✅ 26:37 Is it okay to be conservative and not an extremist?✅ 27:54 We think differently—can we acknowledge that?✅ 28:05 Dr. Mari: Dehumanization?✅ 30:00 Jay Gunkelman environmental negotiator clip – • Environmental Impact and Brain Health... ✅ 33:40 Are our brains structured differently resulting in political persuasion? (Canada vs California vs Midwest)✅ 35:40 The importance of image in a political party✅ 36:00 Is Dr. Mari concerned about her image being on the podcast?✅ 36:30 Show continues✅ 46:56 Is there a difference in our political brains?✅ 48:10 Dead Salmon fMRI✅ 49:30 Suisun Neurofeedback Summit – https://eegstrategies.com/suisun-summ...✅ 50:18 Dr. Mari’s sleep app – https://swinglesonic.com/products/✅ LIVE Q&A INFO 📅 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!✅ SUPPORT SECTION:✅ Help us keep the NeuroNoodle Podcast going! Support us on Patreon 👉 / neuronoodle ✅ Like, subscribe, and share—it helps us reach more listeners. Hit the bell 🔔 so you never miss an episode!✅ HASHTAGS:#NeuroNoodle #NeurofeedbackPodcast #LiberalBrain #ConservativeBrain #JayGunkelman #MariSwingle #PeteJansons #MentalHealth #BrainTraining #Psychology #EEG