BCIA Continuing Education Posts

Integrating biofeedback and neurofeedback represents a promising frontier in physiological self-regulation approaches.

The insular cortex is your brain's integration hub for bodily sensations, emotions, and thoughts.

Studies by Pietrini and Blair show how the brain’s finite resources shape our decisions, behaviors, and social interactions.

Electroencephalograms (EEGs) provide a promising avenue for precision psychiatry by identifying objective biomarkers.

Breathing ensures healthy CO2 levels. The main functions of breathing are gas exchange and acid-base (pH) regulation.

The true history of the discovery of human brainwaves is far more complex and darker than most people realize.

The emphasis on craving reduction and detailed documentation of individual responses provide a valuable model for future research.

Older patients are particularly vulnerable to drug-induced depression because of age-related physiological changes and polypharmacy.

An updated exploration of the neuroscience of consciousness.

Most cortical functions involve the networked activity of multiple Brodmann areas.

Detailed review of drug effects on the EEG

A case study of neurofeedback treatment of a young woman with intractable temporal lobe epilepsy.

The Scott-Kaiser modification of the Peniston Protocol plus rehabilitation for substance use disorder has achieved a rating of probably effi

The brain uses a sophisticated command-and-control system that monitors and manages interactions between roughly 100 billion neurons.

This post provides an executive summary of neuron structure and function.

POTS can significantly impact the quality of life, often leading to disability and reduced daily functioning.

Delta EEG activity is associated in adults with deep sleep and brain pathologies like trauma, tumors, and learning disability,

Theta is seen during drowsiness or starting to sleep, hypnagogic imagery, and hypnosis.

High voltage or abundant beta activity is the most common fast activity abnormality in EEGs, typically due to pharmacologic effects.

BCIA's Neurofeedback Essential Skills List requires applicants to identify and remove artifact sources in EEG recordings.