BCIA Continuing Education Posts

The BioSource Faculty Explain Peer-Reviewed Science

Jan 24, 20237 min read

Zachary Meehan on Childhood Trauma

Events are traumatic when they involve harm or threat of harm to oneself or others (McLaughlin et al., 2014). Childhood trauma is a...

Dec 28, 202218 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 26%...

Nov 25, 202214 min read

Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 1: Sleep

Behavioral neuroscience discoveries have proceeded at a rapid pace. This series highlights cutting-edge findings and explains their...

Jul 27, 20223 min read

Hardiness: Thriving in the Face of Adversity

Some individuals do not experience illness or psychological distress when exposed to adverse life events and hassles. Although they may...

Jul 27, 20221 min read

What Voodoo Deaths Reveal About Our Beliefs Regarding Stress

Cannon (1942) studied voodoo deaths in shamanistic cultures and published speculation about how beliefs can produce lethal cascades of...