BCIA Continuing Education Posts

The insular cortex is your brain's integration hub for bodily sensations, emotions, and thoughts.

The extended exhalation in sighing stimulates vagal nerve activity, promoting a calming effect on the nervous system.

Most studies were observational, making it challenging to establish causality between gut microbiota alterations and mental health outcomes.

Rubino and colleagues (2025) have proposed a new classification system based on how excess body fat impacts an individual's health.

Studies by Pietrini and Blair show how the brain’s finite resources shape our decisions, behaviors, and social interactions.

Pregnancy isn't just about creating a new life—it's about creating a new mother, complete with a beautifully remodeled brain.

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy sounded the alarm about alcohol's cancer risks in Alcohol and Cancer Risk 2025.

We need to differentiate adaptive or benign sensory experiences from those requiring therapeutic intervention.

Neuroscientist Dr. Daniel Levitin has discovered that music is medicine for the brain.

"Lowering dopamine" is scientifically meaningless.

Children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to trauma due to their developmental stage and limited coping mechanisms.

BioSource will continue to update Biofeedback Tutor, HRV Biofeedback Tutor, and Neurofeedback100 during the first quarter of 2024.

Trauma

Trauma

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Frontoamygdalar effective connectivity can be a predictive indicator for diagnosing youth depression and responsiveness to treatment.

This post discusses our insomnia epidemic and evidence-based behavioral interventions for insomnia.

This post covers the ECG Signal Source, ECG Sensors, Skin Preparation, ECG Signal, Sampling Rate, Placements, Artifacts, and Tracking Tests.

Blood volume pulse (BVP) is an indispensable tool for evaluating and training clients for chronic pain, hypertension, and performance.

This preview covers Epilepsy, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Panic Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Preeclampsia.