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.

Brady's Executive Monkey Study is a cautionary tale in research design and shows that flawed research has a long half-life, especially when

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.

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

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.

Serotonin influences the default mode and salience networks.

Thalamocortical oscillations are the primary generators of alpha, theta, and delta waves.

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

Barrett challenges misconceptions about the brain's functions and explores our neural machinery's evolutionary history and true role.