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This past summer in Paris, on the 10th birthday of the International Neuropsychoanalysis Society, we celebrated with a congress showing that neuropsychoanalysis is taking root and thriving around the globe. Our Research Day, for example, included presenters from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
A number of years ago, Jaak Panksepp emphasized that the most important thing we can do for neuropsychoanalysis is to generate good, empirical research. We are well on our way to fulfilling Jaak's vision now, with the number and quality of neuropsychoanalytically informed experiments and observational studies picking up steam every year. Regional groups are an excellent incubator for research, as they provide a space for interdisciplinary dialogue and the generation of testable hypotheses. The reports from the groups included in this issue—from Austria, Canada, Germany, Sweden, and the United States—are a testament to the intellectual creativity unleashed when neuroscience and psychoanalysis come together. We support the growth and development of regional groups such as the ones featured below, so let me know how we can help you do the same!