Neuropsychoanalysis - Bridging psychoanalysis and the neurosciences
Neuroscience for Psychotherapists Abstract: Neuroscience and the psychotherapies seem like very distinct disciplines – but the new field of affective neuroscience has brought them considerably closer. This lecture offers a tutorial review of the many points of contact: basic emotion systems and their evolutionarily or developmental origins; core cognitive systems and their unconscious nature; and…
Mathieu Arminjon, Ph.D. 10 a.m. – noon free to the public To see part 1 of the lecture: click here To see part 2 of the lecture: click here At the turn of the century, neuroscience provided space for the generation of a number of “neurodisciplines,” such as social neuroscience (Cacioppo & Bernston, 1992), neurophenomenology…
‘Second skin formations’ Attachment and emotion regulation in skin diseases Abstract: It is often remarked that Psychoanalysis has taken little interest in the real body. This remark does not seem to hold true if we turn to the study of the skin. Following Anzieu, systematic correspondences between the biological functions of the skin (e.g., basic support,…
El grupo de Neuropsicoanálisis de la Ciudad de México tiene el gusto de informar que el próximo 21 de mayo tendrá lugar su XXVI reunión de grupo de estudio abierta. El objetivo de las reuniones es poder revisar y discutir diversos temas correspondientes al diálogo entre las neurociencias y el psicoanálisis de forma grupal, llevando…
Robert Smith, M.D., presenter Mark Solms, Ph.D., discussant Dr. Smith will present a clinical case which exposes an apparent deficiency in the neuropsychoanalytic theory of repression recently proposed by Dr. Solms, namely repression as prematurely or illegitimately automatized prediction. Dr. Solms will discuss the case and comment upon its implications for his conception of repression,…