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Five Phases of Brain Wiring: How Your Neural Networks Change From Birth to Old Age
The brain's wiring passes through a series of turning points that divide the lifespan into five distinct phases.
Fred Shaffer
Nov 27, 20259 min read
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BioSource Update
Upcoming posts will explore slow-paced contraction using data-acquisition systems and best practices in the clinical assessment of ADHD and autism.
Fred Shaffer
Nov 23, 20252 min read
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Neurophysiological Assessment in Clinical Practice
Neurophysiological assessment serves not as an independent diagnostic tool but as a physiologically grounded framework for understanding how clients process information, regulate emotions, respond to stressors, and organize their behavior.

John S. Anderson
Nov 21, 202516 min read
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Precision Psychopharmacology: Irritability and Rage
This case involves a 28-year-old male who presented with progressive irritability and explosive anger episodes that emerged following sequential trials of two antidepressants and subsequently a psychostimulant.
Fred Shaffer
Nov 19, 202518 min read
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5-Min Science: The Role of Pacemaker Neurons in Networks Trained by Neurofeedback
Pacemaker neurons cycle between quiet and active phases on their own, creating brief bursts of action potentials that can set the tempo for larger populations.
Fred Shaffer
Nov 17, 202511 min read
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Honoring an HRV Pioneer: Dr. Paul Lehrer's Journey Through the Heart of Biofeedback
Dr. Paul Lehrer offered a masterclass in humility, collaboration, and the relentless pursuit of understanding how the body heals itself.
Fred Shaffer
Nov 15, 202512 min read
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5-Min Science: Exercise Can Lower Your Risk of Alzheimer's Cognitive Decline
Walking just 5,000 to 7,500 steps a day could delay Alzheimer's symptoms by six years.
Fred Shaffer
Nov 13, 20258 min read
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John Anderson and John Davis Answer Your Questions About Learning Processes and Mindfulness in Neurofeedback
John Anderson and John Davis discuss learning processes and mindfulness in neurofeedback.

John Anderson and John Davis
Nov 9, 202519 min read
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Slow-Paced Contraction Training with the Optimal HRV Application
Clients can perform SPC correctly with minimal instruction.
Fred Shaffer
Nov 8, 202510 min read
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John Anderson and John Davis Answer Your Neurofeedback Questions
Neurofeedback combines precise signal measurement with human learning.

John Anderson and John Davis
Nov 4, 202517 min read
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Best Practice: Handling Null Results
A null result does not always mean that the independent variable (the factor manipulated by the researcher) does not affect on the dependent variable (the outcome being measured).
BioSource Faculty
Nov 3, 202513 min read
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Add Slow-Paced Contraction to Your Practice
Slow-paced contraction (SPC) is an indispensable HRV training exercise because it provides a direct, rhythmic means of engaging the autonomic nervous system through gentle, coordinated muscle activity.
Fred Shaffer
Nov 2, 20259 min read
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How Benzodiazepines Affect the EEG
If you record enough EEGs, you eventually meet the benzodiazepine (BZD) signature. The patient looks calm, the tracing looks faster than usual, and the familiar posterior alpha rhythm feels washed out. That impression is not a mirage.
Fred Shaffer
Oct 29, 202520 min read
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5-Second Science: Revisiting The Facial Feedback Hypothesis
A comprehensive meta-analysis of 138 studies found that facial feedback does have a statistically significant effect on emotional experience, but the effect is small and highly variable.
Fred Shaffer
Oct 26, 20257 min read
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The Myth of Universal Emotions
Barrett challenges the idea that emotions like fear or anger are universally recognized and expressed in similar ways.
Fred Shaffer
Oct 25, 202510 min read
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5-Min Science: Electromagnetic Fields May Mediate Consciousness
Ephatic field effects may provide the fast coordination required by human consciousness.
Fred Shaffer
Oct 25, 20254 min read
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Mentor Journal - Week 10
Mentor is the most widely used GPT for biofeedback, HRV biofeedback, and neurofeedback didactic learning.
Fred Shaffer
Oct 24, 20252 min read
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Better Chemistry Through Breathing
Carbon dioxide, the waste gas we exhale with every breath, plays an equally vital role in maintaining our health and wellbeing.
Fred Shaffer
Oct 22, 20258 min read
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BioSource Galleries Completed
We have finished the second phase of updating our Biofeedback and Neurofeedback Galleries.
Fred Shaffer
Oct 18, 20251 min read
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HiTOP: Rethinking Diagnosis Through a Dimensional Lens
HiTOP aligns with evidence-based, transdiagnostic treatment models and bridges research with clinical practice.

Zachary Meehan
Oct 18, 20255 min read
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