Please note – this course is co-hosted by the Freud Lacan Institute and the Neuropsychoanalysis Association – for any questions regarding registration please contact Eve Watson at: coursedirector@freudlacaninstitute.com 

Instructor: John Dall’Aglio
Convenor: Stephanie Quinn

10 Saturdays, Sept 2026 – June 2027
3.5 hrs: 15:00-18:30 (Dublin-GMT)/10:00-13:30 (EST)

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Can there be a clinical Lacanian neuropsychoanalysis? Or what would be a clinical Lacanian neuropsychoanalysis? The FLi Lacanian Neuropsychoanalysis Special Interest Group (LNSIG) takes this question as its point of departure. This ten-month programme of study intends on bringing together clinicians and scholars to explore the dialogue between Lacanian psychoanalysis and contemporary neuroscience, specifically regarding clinical practice. Through a programme of lectures, guided reading, collaborative discussion, and clinical case seminars, participants will explore what a Lacanian neuropsychoanalytic perspective can contribute to a distinctive mode of clinical thinking. We will explore what it would mean to develop a Lacanian oriented neuropsychoanalytic clinic that remains open to the singularity of each clinician and patient.

The course will center around John Dall’Aglio’s book, A Lacanian Neuropsychoanalysis, Consciousness Enjoying Uncertainty (The Palgrave Lacan Series). Through this text, as well as additional readings from Jacques Lacan, Mark Solms, and other Lacanian and non-Lacanian psychoanalysts, the seminar will explore how contemporary neuroscientific ideas may deepen psychoanalytic formulation while remaining grounded in the ethics and practice of psychoanalysis.

This seminar is open to all interested in the clinical relevance of the intersection of Lacanian psychoanalysis and neuroscience. Participants need not have in-depth knowledge of either Lacanian psychoanalysis, neuroscience, or neuropsychoanalysis. The initial weeks of the course are designed to introduce basic concepts from these fields in an accessible way that seeks to highlight their clinical value and application. Advance readings will be circulated before each meeting, providing participants with the opportunity to engage critically with foundational texts in the field.

The LNSIG is intended for practicing clinicians (including psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and clinical trainees of all backgrounds) who wish to extend their clinical thinking through sustained engagement with Lacanian psychoanalysis and contemporary neuroscience. The LNSIG is also open to non-clinical scholars who are interested in the clinical relevance and application of Lacanian psychoanalysis and neuroscience. Participants should be willing to undertake advance reading, contribute actively to theoretical discussion and bring their own clinical experience into the work of the group.