BCIA Continuing Education Posts

Neuroinflammation is an immune process centered in the brain and spinal cord, orchestrated primarily by microglia.

Neurofeedback combined with reading interventions likely merits a rating of efficacious.

This study makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the effects of neurofeedback on ADHD-related brain activity.

Motivational Interviewing is not a replacement for evidence-based therapies like CBT, but a complement that makes them more effective.

Steffen and Anderson’s synthesis of recent neuroscience advances proposes a fundamental shift in how we understand stress and coping.

A growing body of research and clinical innovation has underscored the need to integrate multiple therapeutic modalities like neurofeedback and biofeedback when working with clients who present with complex psychological and physiological concerns.

Autism is not one condition but likely represents "autisms," different biological pathways leading to outwardly similar traits.

Beta blockers, prescribed routinely after heart attacks for four decades, provide no clinical benefit for patients with uncomplicated myocardial infarction and preserved heart function.

Breathing may serve not only as a marker of psychological traits but potentially as a modulator, aligning with emerging work on respiratory-based therapies for anxiety and depression.

Vivid images reveal individual axons and even cell bodies, while a person is awake and breathing.

Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's, and other neurodegenerative conditions involve the accumulation of toxic proteins that the glymphatic system is designed to clear.

Mentor is the most widely used GPT for biofeedback, HRV biofeedback, and neurofeedback didactic learning.

Brain maps that had been carved by decades of hand use didn't simply vanish when the physical hand disappeared.

Oxytocin can promote envy, schadenfreude, discrimination, and punishment depending on context.

Fear, anger, disgust, and sadness often carry partially distinct autonomic fingerprints.

Overemphasizing “getting more oxygen” often leads to excessive inhalation and loss of CO₂, undermining oxygen delivery and triggering symptoms like dizziness, chest tightness, or heightened anxiety.

Studies suggest that between 1% and 5% of people diagnosed with schizophrenia actually have autoimmune conditions.

The brain needs tiny amounts of lithium to stay healthy, and people with Alzheimer's don't have enough of it.