• 212.924.7440
  • 40 West 13th St. New York, NY 10011

THE EDITH LAUFER NEUROPSYCHOANALYTIC CLINICAL STUDY CENTER

For the Treatment of Brain Injury

Take the next step in your recovery

THERAPY / NEUROPSYCHOANALYTIC CLINICAL STUDY CENTER

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Experience personalized care with our dedicated team. Call us today at (212) 924-7440 or email [email protected] for a free consultation.

The Edith Laufer Neuropsychoanalytic Clinical Study Center provides emotional support as you navigate the next step in your recovery process after a brain injury.

HIGHLIGHTS

Who We Are

The Edith Laufer Neuropsychoanalytic Clinical Study Center (ELNCSC), launched in 2003, was the first clinical group in NYC to provide neuropsychoanalytically informed psychotherapy to patients with focal brain damage. Since 2018, our mission expanded to include a neuropsychoanalytic approach for our general caseload. Neuropsychoanalysis is an interdisciplinary field exploring the synergistic interaction between neurobiology and psychoanalytic models.

Clinical Work

From 2003-2020, under Dr. Mark Solms’ supervision, our members provided neuropsychoanalytic treatment to brain-injured patients. This project served an underserved population while enhancing our understanding of how brain structure changes influence behavior, cognition, emotions, and identity.

Education

We integrate neuropsychoanalytic perspectives into NPAP training through:

  1. ELNCSC Reading and Study Group
    • Monthly discussions of neuroscience and psychoanalytic literature, with clinical vignettes illustrating neuropsychoanalytic approaches
  2. Curriculum Development
    • Fall 2022: Six-session elective on neurophysiology and clinical applications
    • Fall 2024: Twelve-session elective taught by Dr. Paul Moore on the interface between neuropsychoanalysis and psychoanalysis
  3. Research
    • Publication in Neuropsychoanalysis journal (Edlow & Kahn, 2023) entitled “Reparative Adaptation after brain injury facilitated by psychoanalytic psychotherapy.” Half the patients in the sample achieved a reparative adaptation, the most significant finding, which we propose was achieved by the synergistic interaction between psychoanalysis, neuroplasticity, and the homeostatic imperative.
    • Clinical paper in the British Journal of Psychotherapy (Wolf, 2024) pentitled “Synthesis of Art and Neuropsychological Concepts Within Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.” This paper demonstrated how underlying neurobiological concepts may be applied in psychoanalytic treatment process.
  4. Professional Engagement
    • Our members have presented clinical papers at the International Neuropsychoanalytic Congresses in New York, South Africa, and Puerto Rico.
    • We have also presented papers at New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (NYPSI), National Psychoanalytic Association for Psychoanalysis (NPAP), and Washington Square Institute.
    • Our members have been attending the annual International Neuropsychoanalytic Association Congresses since 2002 in New York, Rome, Montreal, Brussels, South Africa, Puerto Rico, Trieste, and other major cities throughout the world.
ELNCSC Committee
  • Ann Rose Simon, Co-Director
  • Mary Edlow, Co-Director
  • Aideen Nunan, Secretary
  • Charlotte Kahn
  • Robert Wolf
  • Joel Gold
  • Edith Laufer, Founder and Director Emeritus
  • Walter Nieves, MD, Consulting Neurologist
Recommended Readings
  • Damasio, A., (2012). Self Comes to Mind. NY: Vintage.
  • Dehaene, S. (2014). Consciousness and the Brain. NY: Penguin Books.
  • Doidge, N. (2007). The Brain That Changes Itself. NY: Penguin.
  • Fotopoulou, A., Pfaff, D. & Conway, M.A., Eds. (2012). From the Couch to the Lab: Trends in
    Psychodynamic Neuroscience. NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Harari, Y.N. (2015). Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. NY: Harper Collins.
  • Kaplan-Solms, K. & Solms, M. (2001). Clinical Studies in Neuro-Psychoanalysis. NY: Other Press.
  • Panksepp, J. (1998). Affective Neuroscience: The Foundations of Human and Animal Emotions.
    NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Panksepp. J.& Biven, L. (2012). The Archeology of the Mind: Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotions. NY: W.W. Norton.
  • Solms, M. & Turnbull, O. (2002). The Brain and the Inner World: An Introduction to the Neuroscience of Subjective Experience. NY: Other Press.
  • Solms, M. &Turnbull, O.H. (2014). What Is Neuropsychoanalysis? Neuropsychoanalysis, 13, 133-145. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15294145.2011.10773670

Contact Us

Experience personalized care with our dedicated team. Call us today at (212) 924-7440 or email [email protected] for a free consultation.

The Edith Laufer Neuropsychoanalytic Clinical Study Center provides emotional support as you navigate the next step in your recovery process after a brain injury.

Who We Are

The Edith Laufer Neuropsychoanalytic Clinical Study Center (ELNCSC), launched in 2003, was the first clinical group in NYC to provide neuropsychoanalytically informed psychotherapy to patients with focal brain damage. Since 2018, our mission expanded to include a neuropsychoanalytic approach for our general caseload. Neuropsychoanalysis is an interdisciplinary field exploring the synergistic interaction between neurobiology and psychoanalytic models.

Clinical Work

From 2003-2020, under Dr. Mark Solms’ supervision, our members provided neuropsychoanalytic treatment to brain-injured patients. This project served an underserved population while enhancing our understanding of how brain structure changes influence behavior, cognition, emotions, and identity.

Education

We integrate neuropsychoanalytic perspectives into NPAP training through:

  1. ELNCSC Reading and Study Group
    • Monthly discussions of neuroscience and psychoanalytic literature, with clinical vignettes illustrating neuropsychoanalytic approaches
  2. Curriculum Development
    • Fall 2022: Six-session elective on neurophysiology and clinical applications
    • Fall 2024: Twelve-session elective taught by Dr. Paul Moore on the interface between neuropsychoanalysis and psychoanalysis
  3. Research
    • Publication in Neuropsychoanalysis journal (Edlow & Kahn, 2023) entitled “Reparative Adaptation after brain injury facilitated by psychoanalytic psychotherapy.” Half the patients in the sample achieved a reparative adaptation, the most significant finding, which we propose was achieved by the synergistic interaction between psychoanalysis, neuroplasticity, and the homeostatic imperative.
    • Clinical paper in the British Journal of Psychotherapy (Wolf, 2024) pentitled “Synthesis of Art and Neuropsychological Concepts Within Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.” This paper demonstrated how underlying neurobiological concepts may be applied in psychoanalytic treatment process.
  4. Professional Engagement
    • Our members have presented clinical papers at the International Neuropsychoanalytic Congresses in New York, South Africa, and Puerto Rico.
    • We have also presented papers at New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (NYPSI), National Psychoanalytic Association for Psychoanalysis (NPAP), and Washington Square Institute.
    • Our members have been attending the annual International Neuropsychoanalytic Association Congresses since 2002 in New York, Rome, Montreal, Brussels, South Africa, Puerto Rico, Trieste, and other major cities throughout the world.
ELNCSC Committee
  • Ann Rose Simon, Co-Director
  • Mary Edlow, Co-Director
  • Aideen Nunan, Secretary
  • Charlotte Kahn
  • Robert Wolf
  • Joel Gold
  • Edith Laufer, Founder and Director Emeritus
  • Walter Nieves, MD, Consulting Neurologist
Recommended Readings
  • Damasio, A., (2012). Self Comes to Mind. NY: Vintage.
  • Dehaene, S. (2014). Consciousness and the Brain. NY: Penguin Books.
  • Doidge, N. (2007). The Brain That Changes Itself. NY: Penguin.
  • Fotopoulou, A., Pfaff, D. & Conway, M.A., Eds. (2012). From the Couch to the Lab: Trends in
    Psychodynamic Neuroscience. NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Harari, Y.N. (2015). Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. NY: Harper Collins.
  • Kaplan-Solms, K. & Solms, M. (2001). Clinical Studies in Neuro-Psychoanalysis. NY: Other Press.
  • Panksepp, J. (1998). Affective Neuroscience: The Foundations of Human and Animal Emotions.
    NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Panksepp. J.& Biven, L. (2012). The Archeology of the Mind: Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotions. NY: W.W. Norton.
  • Solms, M. & Turnbull, O. (2002). The Brain and the Inner World: An Introduction to the Neuroscience of Subjective Experience. NY: Other Press.
  • Solms, M. &Turnbull, O.H. (2014). What Is Neuropsychoanalysis? Neuropsychoanalysis, 13, 133-145.

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