BCIA Continuing Education Posts

The BioSource Faculty Explain Peer-Reviewed Science

Nov 723 min read

Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 6: Stress

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

Oct 115 min read

5-Min Science: Stress Alters the Gut Microbiome and Immunity

The vagus nerve connects Brunner’s glands to the central amygdala, responsible for processing fear and anxiety.

Sep 24, 202318 min read

BCIA Essential Skills: Electrodermal Activity

Biofeedback providers monitor electrodermal activity during clinical interventions and optimal performance training.

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...