Clinical Studies in Neuro-Psychoanalysis

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In this examination of the conjunction of neuroscience and psychoanalysis, Mark Solms, one of the most influential experts in this field, introduces a combination of the methods of psychoanalysis and neuroscience. Based on four series of theoretical lectures and clinical presentations delivered at the New York Psychoanalytic Institute, this invaluable work comprises a thorough examination of this union, from a comprehensive history of the origins of psychoanalysis in neuro-science to a contemplation of its future. Solms penetratingly explicates the connection between aphasia and neuroses, a topic that so engaged Freud. From the neurodynamics of dreaming to fascinating clinical studies of patients living with a 'perforated consciousness,' Solms illuminates the mystery of mind-body connectivity.