BCIA Continuing Education Posts

Understanding how each variable was operationalized helps you evaluate whether results can be compared or generalized. It also helps you decide whether the measure actually reflects the concept you’re interested in.

Acetaminophen excels at treating mild to moderate pain when inflammation isn't a major factor.

A combination of physical activity and dietary change helps cancer patients and survivors reduce weight, body fat, and inflammation—factors linked to cancer progression.

At its core, ADHD is not about lacking attention—it's about struggling to control it.

Women’s faster heart rates are linked to higher expression of genes controlling the sinoatrial node, the heart’s natural pacemaker.

Mitochondria are not merely energy producers but orchestrate complex cellular processes, including gene expression, apoptosis, calcium regulation, communication, and synaptic function, especially in neurons.

Encephalopathy presents with polymorphic delta activity—delta waves that vary in shape and amplitude—over cortical areas.

The landmark Cogitate Consortium study compared two dominant theories of consciousness.

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.

Stimulant treatment does not reliably translate into better grades or sustained academic gains.

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

Diffuse slowing reflects a global disturbance of cortical–subcortical coupling and is therefore considered a biomarker of cerebral dysfunction rather than a discrete lesion.

EEG biomarkers offer incremental validity over behavioral observation alone.

Laborde, Mosley, and Thayer translate complex signal-processing literature into a pragmatic code of conduct.

IEDs are not incidental EEG findings, but markers of transient cortical dysfunction that disrupt cognition, emotion, and behavior.

Quantitative EEG (qEEG) normative databases can reveal the key parts of a network that need training and the required direction.

Quigley et al. (2024) delivered a comprehensive and much-needed revision of the methodological standards guiding research in heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) within psychophysiology.

Dr. Davis wrote this frequently asked neurofeedback questions post as a resource for staff training and your clinic website.