Istanbul Neuropsychoanalysis Study Group

In the second half of 2012, our group continued to support neuropsychoanalytic studies via symposiums, congresses, interviews, and national and international projects.

On 12 June, Prof. Mark Solms, Prof. Jaak Panksepp, and Dr. Brian Johnson were welcomed to Istanbul to speak at the symposium entitled “Neuropsychoanalysis of Id: Conscious Id.” The symposium, which was held at Istanbul Bilgi University's Central Campus, was organized by the Istanbul Neuropsychoanalysis Study Group, Doku Psychotherapy Center, and Istanbul Bilgi University Clinical Psychology Program. Prof. Solms talked about his new theory entitled “The Conscious Id,” which shifts the poles of consciousness top down, by stating that “Id is conscious and Ego is unconscious.” The audience was inspired by Solms's new theory, which will probably lead to new perspectives in dream analysis in the future. Expanding on Solms's thesis, Prof. Panksepp talked about “Emotional Foundations of Id and Mind in Affective Neuroscience,” and he emphasized the importance of archaic brain in consciousness. Exemplifying the clinical implementations of neuropsychoanalysis, Dr. Johnson talked about “Neuropsychoanalysis of Id in Addictions” and completed the symposium with the clinical case study of a drug-addicted patient. The symposium was very mind-stimulating in terms of the contents of each talk and of the audience's contribution, with constructive questions and feedback. The Kyoto NPSA Study Group, who honored us by joining the audience, brought Eastern perspectives to the discussions following the symposium. For the first time in the history of Istanbul NPSA