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It is always a lovely surprise to see new movements inside the variety of the regional groups. The themes and variations of each group demonstrates quite well how we are turning the application of consilience into a well-established practice in our Society. In this report, I particularly highlight the report of the work done by the Turkish Neuropsychoanalysis Study Group (Cross-cultural Affective Neuroscience Personality Comparisons of Japan, Turkey and Germany. Culture and Brain, Fatma Gökçe Özkarar-Gradwohl). Read on for a taste of the results of their transcultural study, supervised by Prof. Jaak Panksepp.
I look forward to our congress in Brussels this July, where we can celebrate two decades together!
2018 was a stimulating and busy year in Mexico in terms of neuropsychoanalysis. Mexico City hosted the 19th Congress of the International Neuropsychoanalysis Society at the Universidad Intercontinental from August 31st to September 2nd, giving a large local and international audience the chance to enjoy interesting presentations on the topic of Repression and Defense. During November, Mark Solms returned to Mexico City to facilitate a clinical workshop.
The group continued its study group sessions exploring topics such as consciousness, and emotional memory. Israel Grande gave a compelling lecture on minimal self-consciousness. Neuropsychiatrist Leonardo Ruiz gave a brilliant talk about the neurobiology of laughter and humor. Dr. Hans Olvera gave an original presentation about intrauterine stimulation and its relation to psychic inscription. The last session covered the mental apparatus and a discussion regarding Mark Solms’ model of the conscious id.
Dr. Xavier Sánchez Guzmán presented his research about Parkinson’s disease and its relation to narcissistic depressions at the Universidad Intercontinental. Dr. Daniela Flores Mosri gave a keynote lecture regarding the validity of psychoanalysis to date from a neurop