BCIA Continuing Education Posts

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

Have you ever wondered how your brain influences your heartbeat?

The ISF group showed significant improvements, including reduced systolic blood pressure, muscle tension, and skin conductance.

Mindfulness research has challenged the popular belief that we should be able to dismiss difficult emotions.

Brain connectivity is not static but fluctuates in response to daily environmental and physiological factors.

Vagal activity and parasympathetic nervous system function produce respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) and heart rate variability (HRV).

This review addresses 14 misconceptions regarding cardiovascular health, HRV measurement, and HRV biofeedback training.

If you don’t correct dysfunctional breathing patterns like overbreathing, they can compromise the effectiveness of HRVB training.

Slow-paced contraction (SPC) increases heart rate variability (HRV) as effectively as slow-paced breathing (SPB).

Download our open-access Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback inhalation-to-exhalation ratio article.

This post covers the ECG Signal Source, ECG Sensors, Skin Preparation, ECG Signal, Sampling Rate, Placements, Artifacts, and Tracking Tests.

Blood volume pulse (BVP) is an indispensable tool for evaluating and training clients for chronic pain, hypertension, and performance.

This preview covers Epilepsy, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Panic Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Preeclampsia.

Four HRV myths are Heart Rate Variability Is Bad, Stability Is Good, The Sympathetic Nervous System Plays a Major Role in Short-Term HRV,...

Reviewing a list of the medications and social drugs your client is currently taking is essential. They can individually and...

Since major depressive disorder (MDD) is a heterogeneous disorder, researchers study its diverse phenotypes. Heritability ranges from 26%...

Slow-paced contraction (SPC) provides an alternative and unproven method for determining the resonance frequency (RF) in one or two...

Resonance frequency (RF) assessment identifies the stimulation frequency producing the greatest amplitude heart rate oscillations in one...

Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated the efficacy of HRV biofeedback for diverse clinical disorders like depression, diabetes,...