Welcome to Biofeedback Tutor!

This multimedia tutorial is one of the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance's Recommended Readings for its Biofeedback Certification exam. BCIA has accredited it as an online course that covers its current Biofeedback Blueprint.

We encourage you to use our Mentor GPT as your personal coach. We have extensively trained Mentor GPT on this tutorial, the peer-reviewed scientific literature, and our deeply researched posts.



Proceeds from sales of this product support undergraduate research at Truman State University through the Shawn and Jacqui Bergman Research Fund.

Shawn, one of my finest Lab Managers, is a tenured professor of I/O Psychology at Appalachian State. His university has recognized Shawn's distinguished leadership and the productivity of his graduate/undergraduate research program.

Fred Shaffer, PhD, BCB, BCB-HRV, is the author of this tutorial. He is a Biological Psychologist and Professor of Psychology and former Department Chair at Truman State University, where he has taught since 1975 and has served as Director of Truman's Center for Applied Psychophysiology since 1977.

In 2008, he received the Doris and Walker Allen Fellowship for Academic Excellence. In 2013, he received Truman's Outstanding Research Mentor of the Year award. In 2018, he received the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback's (AAPB) Distinguished Scientist award.




John Foley, a Truman State University graduate and software engineer, redesigned the code for Biofeedback Tutor. He moved our distribution of this product to the cloud to ensure that you have the latest version. John is brilliant, generous, and focused on providing the best possible user experience.




Max McDermott (Neuroscience PhD) started modeling for HRV Biofeedback Tutor in his freshman year. He was one of my brightest and most personable undergraduates. I value his friendship immensely.




Christopher Zerr (Cognitive Neuroscience PhD) and former Assistant Director of the Truman Center for Applied Psychophysiology, has made countless contributions to the refinement of this product, from curating the studies reviewed in these units to supervising the research cited in its applied sections. He was the finest undergraduate I've mentored in 50 years of teaching.





Zachary Meehan (Clinical Psychology PhD), former Assistant Director and Senior Mentor of the Truman Center for Applied Psychophysiology, has served as my skilled copy editor. He was another stellar undergraduate. I greatly value his keen perception, dedication, and generosity of spirit.

Dedication

This product is dedicated to Judy Crawford, Executive Director Emerita of the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA). Judy has been a passionate advocate for certificants and the field for several decades. She supervisesd BCIA's day-to-day operations, provided extraordinary care for its applicants and certificants, and kept it focused on serving the needs of its stakeholders in the biofeedback and neurofeedback communities.

In September 2011, ISNR gave Judy the Joel F. Lubar award to recognize her long service to ISNR and the advancement of the field. In March 2013, AAPB recognized her contributions to the field with a Presidential award. In September 2016, ISNR presented her with its prestigious Lifetime Membership award. March 2019, AAPB, BCIA and ISNR presented her with their first Lifetime Achievement Award. Judy is the reason that BCIA's certificants are "More than qualified – BCIA Board Certified!"

Appreciation

Don Moss, Inna Khazan, and Erik Peper have played notable roles in Biofeedback Tutor's development as consultants, collaborators, and generous friends. This multimedia tutorial has evolved because of my colleagues' insightful contributions.

Don Moss is a gifted co-author and co-instructor in AAPB, BCIA, and Biofeedback Federation of Europe (BFE) workshops. Don has generously allowed me to feature his excellent case and ethics presentations in this tutorial.






Inna Khazan is the gifted author of The Clinical Handbook of Biofeedback and Biofeedback and Mindfulness in Everyday Life. She has been a remarkable co-instructor in AAPB workshops. Inna has also generously allowed me to include several of her insightful case presentations and equipment demonstrations.





Erik Peper's instructive photographs and screenshots appear throughout this product. Erik has been a catalyst for many of Truman's undergraduate research team's studies and a master educator.





Drs. Ethan Benore and Saul Rosenthal have contributed important clinical insights to Biofeedback Tutor, particularly regarding what we can learn from treatment failures.

Dr. Ethan Benore is a leading expert in pediatric biofeedback and pain. AAPB awarded him the Donald Moss Servant-Leader Award for his unrivaled contributions to the organization and field.

Dr. Saul Rosenthal is the 2024 recipient of AAPB's Sheila Adler Distinguished Service Award. His dedicated service on the AAPB Board has been legendary. His Happy Brain Healthy Body podcasts for the Northeast Regional Biofeedback Society are a delight.





Truman State University students who staff the Truman Center for Applied Psychophysiology (pre-pandemic photo) are my inspiration and joy.



This multimedia textbook is designed for Truman students and their counterparts at schools as diverse as Alliant University, Cal State Fullerton, Denver University, East Carolina University, Northern Arizona University, San Francisco State University, Saybrook University, Sigmund Freud University of Vienna, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Florida, University of North Texas, University of Texas-Austin, and Widener University.

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BioSource Software offers Human Physiology, which satisfies BCIA's Human Anatomy and Physiology requirement, and Biofeedback100, which provides extensive multiple-choice testing over BCIA's Biofeedback Blueprint.

Recommended

Moss and Shaffer's (2019) Physiological Recording Technology and Applications in Biofeedback and Neurofeedback, Schwartz and Andrasik's (2016) Biofeedback: A Practitioner's Guide (4th ed.), and Khazan, Shaffer, Moss, Lyle, and Rosenthal's (2023) Evidence-Based Practice in Biofeedback and Neurofeedback (4th ed.) deserve a place on every practitioner's bookshelf.



Khazan's (2019) Biofeedback and Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Lagos' (2020) Heart breath Mind, and Lehrer and Woolfolk's Principles and Practice of Stress Management (4th ed.) provide valuable insights for clinicians and their clients.

Navigation

Search through Biofeedback Tutor's 26 units by clicking on a topic from the menu at the top of this page. At the end of each unit, you can take a 10-question multiple-choice test to check your content mastery. The Glossary at the end of the Applications section is comprehensive and searchable using your browser's Find function (Ctrl + F in Firefox).

Audio Lectures

We feature full-length audio lectures covering each unit's major topics. Click on the podcast icon near the top of the page to hear them.



You may click on the three circles at the right of the podcast controls to reveal Download or Playback speed options.

Click on Download to play the lecture on your smartphone or pad.

About BioSource Software LLC

BioSource is owned by Fredric Shaffer, PhD, BCB, BCB-HRV. BioSource has developed educational resources for biofeedback, heart rate variability biofeedback, pelvic muscle dysfunction biofeedback, and neurofeedback professionals since 1978. We are a trusted government vendor listed with Dun & Bradstreet and the System for Award Management (SAM).

We teach the science of biofeedback and neurofeedback independent of equipment brands, software solutions, normative databases, or personal perspectives.

Copyright

Reproduction of the copyrighted images in this product is strictly prohibited as it violates their publishers' copyright. Reproduction of all images and video segments featured in this product on a website is also expressly forbidden. BioSource Software will permit non-commercial educational use of its images and video segments if you credit Biofeedback Tutor as the source.

Contact

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