Z-Score Neurofeedback and Brain Connectivity: Precision Brain Mapping

Dr. Joseph Schneider interviews Dr. Richard McAlister (DC, DAAPM, BCN, QEEG-D), a leading QEEG and neurofeedback expert, revealing breakthrough brain mapping technology tracking 6,900 connectivity points for precision neurological rehabilitation. In this technical episode of the My POTS Podcast, the two functional neurologists discuss Z-score neurofeedback protocols allowing injured brains to witness their own activity and reorganize without the hammer approach of transcranial magnetic stimulation. Dr. McAlister explains neuroanatomy behind alpha rhythms, T-calcium channel mechanisms creating synchronous bursting patterns, and why thalamic dysregulation guides treatment targets. Patient outcomes include a 72-year-old feeling better than 20 years ago, an 8-year-old jumping two grade levels in six weeks, and addiction patterns showing alcoholics' alpha suppression before their first drink. Dr. Schneider emphasizes why POTS treatment requires addressing autonomic dysfunction as the foundational system driving metabolism and brain energy. Brain Master's upcoming X-Loretta technology expanding to 12,000 voxels enables cerebellar mapping for unprecedented treatment specificity. To learn more about Z-score neurofeedback, comprehensive QEEG brain mapping, and precision neurological rehabilitation, listen to the full episode on My POTS Podcast and visit HopeBrainCenter.com. Understanding how brain connectivity guides recovery changes everything about treating neurological conditions through targeted plasticity instead of symptom suppression. Connect with Dr. Joseph Schneider: LinkedIn: Richard-McAlister-DC-DAAPM-BCN-QEEG-D Bio: StressTherapySolutions.com Connect with Dr. Joseph Schneider: Website: Hope Brain and Body Recovery Center; Hope Regeneration Center Podcast: MyPOTSPodcast.com LinkedIn: Joseph Schneider YouTube: HopeBrainBodyRecoveryCenter Instagram: @HopeBrainCenter_ Facebook: Hope Brain and Body Recovery Center

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Dr. Joseph Schneider interviews Dr. Richard McAlister (DC, DAAPM, BCN, QEEG-D), a leading QEEG and neurofeedback expert, revealing breakthrough brain mapping technology tracking 6,900 connectivity points for precision neurological rehabilitation. In this technical episode of the My POTS Podcast, the two functional neurologists discuss Z-score neurofeedback protocols allowing injured brains to witness their own activity and reorganize without the hammer approach of transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Dr. McAlister explains neuroanatomy behind alpha rhythms, T-calcium channel mechanisms creating synchronous bursting patterns, and why thalamic dysregulation guides treatment targets. Patient outcomes include a 72-year-old feeling better than 20 years ago, an 8-year-old jumping two grade levels in six weeks, and addiction patterns showing alcoholics' alpha suppression before their first drink. Dr. Schneider emphasizes why POTS treatment requires addressing autonomic dysfunction as the foundational system driving metabolism and brain energy. Brain Master's upcoming X-Loretta technology expanding to 12,000 voxels enables cerebellar mapping for unprecedented treatment specificity.

To learn more about Z-score neurofeedback, comprehensive QEEG brain mapping, and precision neurological rehabilitation, listen to the full episode on My POTS Podcast and visit HopeBrainCenter.com. Understanding how brain connectivity guides recovery changes everything about treating neurological conditions through targeted plasticity instead of symptom suppression.

Connect with Dr. Joseph Schneider:

LinkedIn: Richard-McAlister-DC-DAAPM-BCN-QEEG-D
Bio: StressTherapySolutions.com

Connect with Dr. Joseph Schneider:
Website: Hope Brain and Body Recovery Center; Hope Regeneration Center

Podcast: MyPOTSPodcast.com

LinkedIn: Joseph Schneider

YouTube: HopeBrainBodyRecoveryCenter

Instagram: @HopeBrainCenter_

Facebook: Hope Brain and Body Recovery Center  

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