Neuro-Psychoanalysis
Neuro-psychoanalysis is an interdisciplinary field that integrates neuroscience and psychoanalysis to explore the neural basis of unconscious processes and emotional experiences.
Sigmund Freud (1856–1939)
Freud founded psychoanalysis, introducing the concept of the unconscious, which serves as a cornerstone for neuro-psychoanalysis.
Mark Solms (1961– )
Solms is a living pioneer of neuro-psychoanalysis, linking Freud’s theories with contemporary neuroscience, particularly in the study of dreams and the brain’s emotional functions.
Antonio Damasio (1944– )
Damasio, a leading neuroscientist, emphasizes the role of emotions and bodily states in consciousness, contributing to the neuro-psychoanalytic understanding of affective processes.
Jaak Panksepp (1943–2017)
Panksepp integrated affective neuroscience and psychoanalysis by identifying fundamental emotional systems in the brain, such as fear and joy.
Joseph LeDoux (1949– )
LeDoux’s work on the amygdala and emotional memory has profoundly influenced the neuro-psychoanalytic study of fear and its unconscious dimensions.
Karl Friston (1959– )
Friston, known for the free energy principle, provides a theoretical framework for understanding brain prediction and mental state regulation, bridging neuroscience and psychoanalysis.
Neuro-psychoanalysis
It is the interdisciplinary study of how neural mechanisms underpin unconscious processes and emotional experiences, bridging neuroscience and psychoanalysis.
NPA Newsletter
- Unconscious Processes: Neural basis of unconscious
- Emotion and Instincts: Brain mechanisms of affect
- Self and Consciousness: Neural origins of self-awareness
“Neuro-psychoanalysis seeks to bridge the gap between neuroscience and psychoanalysis by exploring how brain mechanisms underlie unconscious processes and subjective experience.” – Mark Solms, Ph.D. (Univ. of Cape Town)
“Neuro-psychoanalysis is an interdisciplinary field that seeks to bridge the gap between neuroscience and psychoanalysis. It aims to provide a neurological basis for psychoanalytic theories, exploring how brain functions can explain unconscious processes and emotional experiences described in psychoanalysis.”
Phillip Y. Park
Ph.Ds. (Psychology, Counseling Psychology)
Id, Superego, Ego, & Neuron
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