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#6: Getting to Know Your Brain with Dr. Matthew Antonucci

November 15, 2024

What happens when you injure the part of your body that controls everything else? Dr. Antonucci and I will talk about concussions, the debate about contact sports among children, the ADD movement, dopamine detoxes, and much more. Join me and don’t forget to bring your notepad–and your brain!

In this episode, we cover:

  • (5:05) What is functional neurology?
  • (8:01) Left brain, right brain, and 100 percent of our brain
  • (12:44) Visualizations vs. real experiences
  • (15:51) Concussions
  • (18:05) Did Dr. Cindy’s concussion lead to love?
  • (19:50) Long-term symptoms of concussions
  • (24:15) The debate about contact sports in children
  • (29:00) Spatial awareness
  • (32:35) Analyzing ADD and movement
  • (38:59) Rapid-fire questions

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Meet Our Guest

Dr. Matthew Antonucci is an experienced chiropractic neurologist, functional neurology practitioner, researcher, and international lecturer with more than 15 years of clinical experience. He proudly has participated in the health transformation of thousands of patients with complex neurological conditions and performance challenges, through the prescription and administration of client-specific functional neurology rehabilitation programs.

He is a highly sought-after speaker who has delivered thousands of hours of education, to tens of thousands of healthcare providers both domestically and internationally and has authored several peer-reviewed publications.

He is a loving husband and the father of five amazing boys, whom he hopes to inspire to follow in his footsteps.

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