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10/12/2026

Why would someone avoid looking at your face?

Jay Gunkelman explains it through social perception: if facial expressions and emotional cues are ambiguous, looking at a face may create more uncertainty—not more information.

An AI scores 95% on a math test. Impressive.But what if that same test helped decide which AI got released?The score can...
10/11/2026

An AI scores 95% on a math test. Impressive.
But what if that same test helped decide which AI got released?
The score can be accurate without being independent.
That's the problem I dug into in this week's Rawthentic.
Full article in the first comment.

10/11/2026

What could an EEG tell you about a pilot?

Jay Gunkelman points to historical work in which pilots showing paroxysmal EEG activity had a reported 30% higher crash rate.

That's a brainwave finding with very real stakes.

10/10/2026

What does a "normal brain" actually look like?

Jay Gunkelman says that's the wrong question.

Statistics can put every individual number in range while missing the abnormal pattern sitting right in front of you.

10/09/2026

Parents can spend years chasing something that might work for autism.

Jay Gunkelman says the better question is what the individual brain is actually doing.

“You can’t cure autism because you can’t catch autism.”

10/09/2026

🚀 ROCKET FUEL & CAT BRAINS 🧠🐈

No, that's not clickbait. It's part of the story of how neurofeedback got started.

Jay Gunkelman takes us back to Barry Sterman's research involving rocket fuel, seizures and cats trained with SMR. An unexpected result screwed up the experiment—and became the interesting part.

From there, we go all over the brain:

🧠 Is there actually such a thing as a “normal” EEG?

✈️ What did researchers learn by looking at the EEGs of pilots?

😴 What happens to the brain when you don't sleep?

🗣️ Why can faces, body language and the “song of speech” be difficult to process?

📈 When do statistics tell you less than actually looking at the EEG?

We also get into autism, alpha coma, neurofeedback reimbursement, EEG interpretation—and, because this is Jay, a custom Italian monocle makes an appearance.

This one is classic NeuroNoodle: start with a question, follow the wiggly lines, and see where Jay takes us.

Full episode below. 👇

10/08/2026

Neurologist and EEG expert aren't the same thing.

Jay explains why he'd hire a credentialed electroencephalographer to sign EEG reports.

Dr. Mari says that's exactly what confuses the public.

10/06/2026

Jay Gunkelman has spent 54 years in the field.

He says if neurofeedback didn't work, he'd have left decades ago.
Instead, he says the outcomes are hard for some doctors to believe.

10/05/2026

Dr. Mari says the public needs protection.Jay says you can't become the "brain police."

Pete immediately volunteers for the job.Behind the joke is the real question: who sets the standards, and what happens when someone ignores them?

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