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NPAP Fall Continuing Education PROGRAM

The Edith Laufer Neuropsychoanalytic Clinical Study Group

Presenter

Lynn Somerstein, PhD

Contributor

Walter Nieves, MD, Consulting Neurologist

Description

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. During the 2026–27 academic year we will be reading Mark Solms’ new book, The Only Cure: Freud and the Neuroscience of Mental Health and Louis Cozolino’s book Why Therapy Works: Using Our Minds to Change our Brains.

For this meeting, we will read: Solms, Mark (2026) The Only Cure: Freud and the Neuroscience of Mental Healing – Chapter 3 “The Mental Apparatus,” pp. 64-96

WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT ANYONE ATTENDING THIS GROUP READ ALL THE PAGES ABOVE.

Freud’s theories were often derided but are still opening pathways that coincide with contemporary scientific research, bridging the gap between brain anatomy and subjective experience. In this chapter, Mark Solms describes how Freud looked at neuroanatomy from a perspective of “being a mind” and how his psychoanalytic theories have made and can continue to make contributions to neuroscience.

Learning Objectives

After attending the presentation, participants will be able to:

Explain what Solms considers Freud’s biggest contribution to neuroscience and why.
Identify the way that psychoanalysis has made a contribution to neuroscience in each of the 8 areas cited by Mark Solms: Subjectivity, Functionalism, the Unconscious, Drives, Wishfulness, Feelings, Multiple Memory Systems, and Critical Periods.
Describe at least three ways that psychoanalysis, according to Solms, could contribute to neuroscience in the future.

Here’s the link to an interview with Mark Solms about his book:
https://youtu.be/iXtzrFT3jRc

Here is a link to a recent article in The Atlantic about Mark Solms’ new book: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/09/freud-psychoanalysis-theories-brain-science/687957/?gift=gTdPZ8KS58BJ1HuIqvmCWbzS9Ya0e27QTXHHUb3W-Uw

Open to:

NPAP Members I $40
Other Professionals I $60
Candidates I $20

CE Credits

1.5 CE contact hours will be granted to participants with documented attendance and complete evaluation form. It is the responsibility of the participants seeking CE credits to comply with these requirements. Upon completion, a Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to all participants.

National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0139.
National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts. #P-0010.
The National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0137.