The Edith Laufer Neuropsychoanalytic
Clinical Study Center of NPAP Presents

“The Neurobiological Underpinnings of
Psychoanalytic Theory and Therapy”

By Mark Leonard Solms

Facilitator:
Mary Edlow, PhD

Contributor:
Walter Nieves, MD, Consulting Neurologist

Friday, January 5, 2024
2:30pm – 4pm

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The group will read, study, and discuss books and papers by distinguished authors and researchers that explore some of the seminal concepts and clinical issues in neuropsychoanalytically¬-informed psychotherapy. On January 5, we will discuss the following: Solms, ML. “The Neurobiological Underpinnings of Psychoanalytic Theory and Therapy” in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 04 December 2018. Sec. Pathological Conditions.

Vol. 12, December 2018 https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00294 

This is Mark Solms’ fundamental paper that details the main concepts of the neuropsychoanalytic perspective, which Solms presents, as yet another elaboration of psychoanalytic theory and practice. The entire chapter will be reviewed, while discussion will focus on Claim 1, pp. 1-5.

Learning Objectives: After attending the presentation, participants will be able to
– Explain how contemporary neurobiological research reformulates Freud’s Drive Theory.
– Describe the difference between working memory and long-term memory, particularly as related to the concept of repetition compulsion.
– Explain what is meant by the phrase “consciousness is an endogenous property of the brain.”