BCIA Continuing Education Posts

The hippocampus supports both memory and imagination, synthesizing past experiences into simulated futures.

Long considered passive support cells, astrocytes are now shown to be indispensable intermediaries in neuromodulatory signaling.

Labeling emotions as “negative” contradicts mindfulness principles by introducing judgment, which fosters resistance and intensifies suffering.

Traveling waves in electroencephalography (EEG) represent coordinated patterns of electrical activity that move systematically across the cortex.

FOXP1 and FOXP2 mutations have been implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders and autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

The SCAN integrates cognition and movement.

The thalamus may act as a neural gatekeeper, filtering stimuli that enter conscious awareness.

Prospective value coding reconciles previous models of serotonin function.

Schizophrenia represents multiple disorders—"schizophrenias"—each potentially with distinct biological underpinnings.

ADHD is associated with hypocoherence in major neural networks, particularly the DMN, SalN, and AttDN.

Far from being limited to pondering the self, this network activates when individuals infer the mental states of others.