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Understanding how the BrainMind works still represents a challenge that demands a significant degree of creativity and curiosity. Different perspectives can be used to advance hypotheses and theories, reminding us that the exploration of many topics related to neuropsychoanalysis contribute to its unique integrative aim. The first issue of 2023 presents several inspiring papers that show innovative efforts to advance research, clinical applications, and theory in neuropsychoanalysis. Our authors make advances in several topics and methods, such as operationalizing psychoanalytic concepts, discussing dreams, self-organization, repression, and clinical applications with neurological patients.
Turning psychoanalytic concepts into measurable variables is a complex task that requires a thorough understanding of the theory. Following Linda Brakel’s initial efforts to develop the GeoCat (Brakel et al., 2000), in this issue, Ariane Bazan and Brakel present their latest version of this innovative tool designed for the measurement of Freudian primary and secondary process thinking, i.e. the GeoCat 1.3, in their paper “The GeoCat 1.3, a Simple Tool for the Measurement of Freudian Primary and Secondary Process Thinking.” This tool, intended to be used in multiple clinical scenarios, will also be food for thought on multiple levels, including epistemological, clinical, and metapsychological levels, as it raises questions about the desirability and feasibility of measuring metapsychological concepts. The debate is on.
Next, Rosa Spagnolo, Claudia Spadazzi and Francesco Castellet y Ballarà tackle the issue of the latest developments in the field of the neuropsychodynamics of dreaming in their paper “A Neuropsychodynamic View of Dreaming”. Starting with a synthetic review of crucial developments in the field, they make the case for a more interpersonal view of dreaming, and elaborate on the experimental and theoretical implications for the neuroscience of dreaming. Regardless of the