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Watch real brain scans analyzed live every Wednesday on The Brain Bar, then cold-read Thursday by Jay Gunkelman — the man who has reviewed over 500,000 qEEGs.

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The Brain Bar
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Carnac Reads Your Brain
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Wednesday

The Brain Bar

Real-time brain scan analysis with a rotating panel of experts. We pull a raw EEG recording, put it on screen, and break down what we see — live, in front of you.

  • Live EEG walkthrough & panel discussion
  • Joshua Moore + Anthony Ramos + Pete Jansons
  • Audience Q&A
  • Every Wednesday at 6 PM CT
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Thursday

Carnac Reads Your Brain

Every Thursday, Jay Gunkelman cold-reads the scan from the previous week's Brain Bar — no prep, no history, no context. Just pure pattern recognition from a man who has reviewed 500,000+ scans. Pete and Jay (and sometimes Dr. Mari Swingle) break down what the brain is really saying.

  • Jay's blind cold read of last week's scan
  • Jay Gunkelman + Pete Jansons + Dr. Mari Swingle
  • Recorded, edited & published every Thursday
  • New episodes drop at 11:45 AM CT
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Jay Gunkelman
500,000+
qEEGs Reviewed

The Brain Reader

Jay Gunkelman is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost experts in quantitative EEG (qEEG) interpretation. With over five decades of experience and having personally reviewed more than half a million brain maps, Jay brings unparalleled pattern recognition to every scan he analyzes.

His nickname "Carnac" comes from his almost uncanny ability to cold-read a brain map — describing personality traits, history, symptoms, and even medications with startling accuracy, often with zero prior information.

Past President, ISNR
Fellow, BCIA
QEEG-D, Certified
50+ Years Experience
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Jay Gunkelman
Jay Gunkelman
The Brain Reader · 500,000+ Scans
Joshua Moore
Joshua Moore
Case Bringer · Panel Expert
Anthony Ramos
Anthony Ramos
Panel Expert
Dr. Mari Swingle
Dr. Mari Swingle
Panel Expert · Special Guest
Saul Rosenthal
Saul Rosenthal PhD
Panel Expert
Pete Jansons
Pete Jansons
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