New Video: The Neuropsychology of Dreams
Neuroscience and psychoanalysis seem like an odd pair. But they are not - at least to Mark Solms, the founder of Neuropsychoanalysis. In this video, I dive into the first chapter of his book “The Hidden Spring”, where he summarises his fascinating findings on the neurobiology of dreams and much more.
"The Hidden Spring" by Mark Solms
The book that was the source for the new video I just published is Mark Solms's "The Hidden Spring". It was one of the books I read in July (you can listen to the podcast here) and particularly the first chapter on his research on dreams was absolutely fascinating. Of course his book is about more than "just" that. He dives deep into the origins of consciousness and suggests that we developed consciouness to feel feelings. It's a difficult read but I recommend it.
Bookish Updates
I started reading "Introduction to the Practice of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy" by Alessandra Lemma for our monthly book club over on Patreon. It looks like a very solid introduction and I'm looking forward to diving in.
I'm also going back to Karen Horney. I'm thinking about hosting an in-depth workshop on her work in the future and there are two more books of hers I need to read. This first being "Feminine Psychology", which is a collection of her articles from 1922-37. I'm 120 pages in. For the first 100 pages she reads like a different person! Now I can witness her slowly becoming more herself.
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The Hidden Spring is an excellent book! I think Solms is doing very important work by synthesizing psychodynamic theory with some of the latest advancements in neuroscience.