Neuropsychoanalysis: An Introduction to Neuroscience and Psychodynamic Therapy (essentials)

Neuroscience and psychoanalysis initially appear as two fundamentally different, incompatible approaches to human experience and behavior.

However, from the very beginning of the development of psychoanalysis, there have been repeated efforts to ground psychoanalytic concepts and processes in neuroscience.

On the other hand, psychoanalysis provides a comprehensive model of the human psyche in all its complexity and dynamics, which could help to understand the diverse and often highly specialized findings of modern brain research in their entirety.