Freud Memorial Lecture 2019
Has Freud been falsely scientised? Reflections from the editor of the new Standard Edition
. It is widely claimed that the authorised translation of Freud – the Standard Edition of his complete works – tendentiously distorted his writing to make it sound more scientific. For example, the ordinary German word for ‘I’ becomes ‘ego’ in the official translation, ‘occupation’ becomes ‘cathexis and ‘attachment’ becomes ‘anaclisis’. When the editor of…
The Future of Neuroscience, Attachment and Mentalizing: From research to clinical practice
University College London
. This conference will be one of the first conferences to explicitly focus on the application of neuroscience and neurobiology to clinical issues. Leading speakers will discuss recently emerging findings in affective neuroscience with immediate clinical relevance. They will focus on incorporating neurobiological findings with the aim to provide what every clinician should know…
Is neuroscience saving or destroying psychoanalysis?
University of Essex Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3 Colchester, Essex Join Professor Mark Solms and Professor R.D. Hinshelwood as they debate “Is neuroscience saving or destroying psychoanalysis?“ Mark Solms will outline some recent neuroscientific findings that suggest major revisions of psychoanalytic theory are required that might have implications for clinical…