BCIA Continuing Education Posts

Rubino and colleagues (2025) have proposed a new classification system based on how excess body fat impacts an individual's health.

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

Pregnancy isn't just about creating a new life—it's about creating a new mother, complete with a beautifully remodeled brain.

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy sounded the alarm about alcohol's cancer risks in Alcohol and Cancer Risk 2025.

We need to differentiate adaptive or benign sensory experiences from those requiring therapeutic intervention.

Neuroscientist Dr. Daniel Levitin has discovered that music is medicine for the brain.

"Lowering dopamine" is scientifically meaningless.

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

Children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to trauma due to their developmental stage and limited coping mechanisms.

HRVB helps you achieve synchronization.

Have you ever wondered how your brain influences your heartbeat?

The research explores whether a longer exhale boosts heart rate variability.

Darius Rountree-Harrison offers vital insights for clinicians dealing with both acute cases and long-COVID patients.

Biofeedback can increase awareness of early anger warning signs (e.g., cold hands and muscle tension).

The basal ganglia are involved in psychopathology and a broad range of cognitive, affective, and motivational processes.

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

The amygdala plays a pivotal role in many emotional, cognitive, and motivational processes.

The brain's principal role is to manage the body’s internal state and ensure survival through efficient energy regulation.

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

Our prosocial actions can protect us from the harmful effects of major life changes