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Strategies to Reduce EEG/QEEG Artifacts
BCIA's Neurofeedback Essential Skills List requires applicants to identify and remove artifact sources in EEG recordings.
BioSource Faculty
Jun 12, 202412 min read


The International QEEG Certification Board Accredits qEEG Tutor to Teach its
BioSource's professional educators can enhance your review through qEEG Tutor for Exam Review and the qEEG100 testing service.
Fred Shaffer
Jun 6, 20241 min read


Provide Slow-Paced Contraction Training Using the Optimal HRV Application
Slow-paced contraction (SPC) increases heart rate variability (HRV) as effectively as slow-paced breathing (SPB).
BioSource Faculty
May 26, 20248 min read


Measure Your Blood Pressure Sitting Upright
Taking BP while sitting upright is generally preferred over doing so in a supine (lying down) position, which overestimates BP.
BioSource Faculty
May 25, 20245 min read


Neurofeedback Is Training, Not Treatment
The terms training and treatment are often confused, and their meanings and definitions vary depending on the context.
BioSource Faculty
May 24, 202413 min read


Should You Add Nonlinear HRV Metrics to Your Practice?
Nonlinear heart rate variability metrics have emerged as valuable tools for assessing various physiological and pathological conditions.
BioSource Faculty
Apr 29, 202415 min read


The qEEG Goes to Court
This post discusses forensic testimony about qEEG findings and how it may be useful in a courtroom setting.
BioSource Faculty
Apr 28, 202422 min read


A Guide to Interpreting EEG Topographic Maps
We must clean EEG data to ensure its integrity. This requires distinguishing between genuine EEG activity and transient phenomena.
BioSource Faculty
Apr 19, 202411 min read


Do longer exhalations increase HRV during slow-paced breathing?
Download our open-access Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback inhalation-to-exhalation ratio article.
Fred Shaffer
Mar 24, 20241 min read


Profile of Erik Peper
Erik Peper, PhD, is a distinguished academic and practitioner in the field of biofeedback.
BioSource Faculty
Mar 20, 20242 min read


Profile of Michael and Lynda Thompson
Lynda and Michael Thompson have made foundational contributions to EEG biofeedback (neurofeedback).
BioSource Faculty
Mar 10, 20241 min read


Myth: People with Autism Do Not Want Social Relationships
Many people with autism want social connections.
BioSource Faculty
Mar 10, 20241 min read


BioSource Galleries Help Preserve Biofeedback and Neurofeedback History
BioSource has funded an ambitious project to celebrate the history of biofeedback and neurofeedback. We have commissioned a growing...
BioSource Faculty
Mar 10, 20241 min read


Report on the Inner Balance Coherence Plus HRV Sensor
The $249 Inner Balance Coherence Plus PPG sensor achieved acceptable accuracy for clinic and home training.
BioSource Faculty
Mar 4, 20243 min read


Myth: We Can Identify Alpha Waveforms By Their Frequency
We might confuse alpha for mu, sensorimotor, slow beta, theta, and other EEG activity only using frequency.
BioSource Faculty
Mar 3, 20241 min read


HRV Myths: Successful HRV Biofeedback Training Always Produces a 0.1 Hz LF Peak
If you train your client using a resonance frequency protocol, their target breathing rate might fall between 4.5-6.5 bpm for adults and...
BioSource Faculty
Feb 24, 20241 min read


Protect yourself from copyright trolls
There are steps you can take immediately to protect yourself against copyright trolls.
BioSource Faculty
Feb 18, 20243 min read


HRV Myths: You Should Trust Smartphone HRV App Values
HRV time- and frequency-domain values obtained from smartphone apps may be invalid due to their failure to control artifacts. Cautiously...
BioSource Faculty
Feb 11, 20241 min read


Powerful Neurofeedback Study Tools
You have completed a world-class neurofeedback didactic course, started your mentoring, and are preparing for BCIA's certification exam....
Fred Shaffer
Feb 4, 20242 min read


HRV Myths: A Healthy Heart Resembles a Metronome
When the time intervals between heartbeats significantly change across successive breathing cycles, this shows that the cardiovascular...
BioSource Faculty
Jan 19, 20241 min read
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