BCIA Continuing Education Posts

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When a Real Heartbeat Becomes an Artifact: PACs, PVCs, and the Integrity of HR and HRV Analysis

The hardest PAC is not the obvious early beat. It is the blocked one because software that watches only R peaks reads that hidden P wave as a dropped beat or a sinus pause.

HRV Biofeedback

Fred Shaffer

Aug 2523 min read

Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 5: Depression

Since major depressive disorder (MDD) is a heterogeneous disorder, researchers study its diverse phenotypes. Heritability ranges from...

Neurofeedback

BioSource Faculty

Dec 28, 202218 min read

Low-Frequency Power and Coherence Index HRV Biofeedback Training Success

The low-frequency (LF) band (0.04-0.15 Hz) is affected by breathing from ~3-9 bpm (Task Force, 1996). The baroreflex system’s resonance...

HRV Biofeedback

Fred Shaffer

Jul 28, 20223 min read