Zachary Meehan on Childhood Trauma
Events are traumatic when they involve harm or threat of harm to oneself or others (McLaughlin et al., 2014). Childhood trauma is a...
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BioSource Faculty
- Jan 17
- 6 min
Tony Hughes on You've Got What It Takes: Become a Biofeedback Mentor
I have been teaching biofeedback to licensed clinicians for a long time. I have always encouraged my biofeedback therapists-in-training...
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BioSource Faculty
- Jan 14
- 8 min
Dr. Donald Moss on Multiple Relationships
Maintaining a healthy therapeutic relationship characterized by trust and empathy is critical to success in all behavioral and healthcare...
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BioSource Faculty
- Dec 28, 2022
- 19 min
Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 5: Depression
Since major depressive disorder (MDD) is a heterogeneous disorder, researchers study its diverse phenotypes. Heritability ranges from 26%...
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BioSource Faculty
- Dec 24, 2022
- 6 min
Dr. Donald Moss on the Scope of Practice and Competence
Clinical practitioners always operate under practice standards developed by their home profession and under their state or provincial...
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BioSource Faculty
- Dec 21, 2022
- 15 min
Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 4: Neurons
The brain uses a sophisticated communication and command-and-control system that monitors and manages interactions between roughly 100...
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BioSource Faculty
- Dec 17, 2022
- 2 min
BCIA Biofeedback Essential Skills: EMG Sensor Placement
Clinicians place active electrodes over the target muscle belly (i.e., central region) to record its full voltage. A stronger EMG signal...
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BioSource Faculty
- Dec 12, 2022
- 8 min
Rethinking the Resonance Frequency (RF) - Part 3: Slow-Paced Contraction
Slow-paced contraction (SPC) provides an alternative and unproven method for determining the resonance frequency (RF) in one or two...
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BioSource Faculty
- Dec 9, 2022
- 16 min
Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 3: Consciousness
Consciousness can be defined as wakefulness, awareness, and self-awareness. Brain imaging studies of people in different levels of...
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BioSource Faculty
- Dec 7, 2022
- 15 min
Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 2: Addiction
Addiction inevitably involves loss, including executive functions, health, pleasure from everyday life, productivity, and often...
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BioSource Faculty
- Dec 3, 2022
- 12 min
Rethinking the Resonance Frequency (RF) - Part 2: Slow-Paced Breathing
Resonance frequency (RF) assessment identifies the stimulation frequency producing the greatest amplitude heart rate oscillations in one...
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BioSource Faculty
- Nov 25, 2022
- 13 min
Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 1: Sleep
Behavioral neuroscience discoveries have proceeded at a rapid pace. This series highlights cutting-edge findings and explains their...
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BioSource Faculty
- Nov 23, 2022
- 8 min
Rethinking the Resonance Frequency (RF) - Part 1: Understanding Resonance
Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated the efficacy of HRV biofeedback for diverse clinical disorders like depression, diabetes,...
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BioSource Faculty
- Nov 16, 2022
- 20 min
EEG Montages - Part 3: Pros and Cons
We will review the remaining montages not previously discussed in the two previous posts, best practices, the strengths and weaknesses of...
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BioSource Faculty
- Nov 15, 2022
- 15 min
A Guide to Selecting HRV Norms
Measurement context and client characteristics are crucial to interpreting HRV time- and frequency-domain measurements. In this post, we...
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BioSource Faculty
- Nov 5, 2022
- 10 min
EEG Montages: Part 2 - Selecting the Best Comparison
A montage groups electrodes together (combines derivations) to record EEG activity (Thomas, 2007). Clinicians monitor EEG activity using...
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BioSource Faculty
- Oct 22, 2022
- 10 min
EEG Montages: Part 1 - Differential Amplifiers
EEG montages combine derivations, which are pairs of electrodes. We will explore differential amplifiers and common mode rejection to...
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BioSource Faculty
- Oct 22, 2022
- 13 min
HRV Time-Domain Measurements for Smart People
HRV Time-Domain Measurements for Smart People describes these measurements, caveats, and practical applications.
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BioSource Faculty
- Oct 17, 2022
- 13 min
HRV Frequency-Domain Measurements for Smart People
What Are HRV Frequency-Domain Metrics? Heart rate variability (HRV) frequency-domain metrics quantify the absolute or relative power...
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BioSource Faculty
- Oct 17, 2022
- 19 min
A Review of the Networks Trained by Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback has evolved from training activity at single discrete scalp sites corresponding to discrete Brodmann areas to modifying...
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