Research in psychoanalysis represents a challenge for psychoanalysts due to the many elements that cannot be evaluated in an analytic relationship. An analyst's tools might not be considered utilizable by empirical science, but there might be other ways to study emotional events. A researcher's and an analyst's mental functioning are similar because doubt, curiosity, and humility are important qualities both for doing research and for being a good analyst. Research is not only a goal but becomes a model for the mind's functioning, an activator for its transformation and can become a tool for reaching it. Work in groups made up of analysts of various schools and with varying degrees of training and experience can foster constant comparison and contribute to developing a culture of inquiry among peers.

KEYWORDS: Clinical research, complexity, psychoanalytical institutes, research, research groups, training.