In the letter by Scorza and Cavalheiro1, the authors posit that the use of psychoanalysis for neuropsychiatric syndromes “has a direct positive influence” on neurogenesis. Yet, the authors acknowledge that the putative mechanisms to explain the alleged role of psychoanalysis on neuroplasticity remain “still poorly explored”. In a letter addressed to Wilhelm Fliess in April 1895, Sigmund Freud m...

After years of reciprocal lack of interest, if not opposition, neuroscience and psychoanalysis are poised for a renewed dialogue. This article discusses some aspects of the Freudian metapsychology and its link with specific biological mechanisms. It highlights in particular how the physiological concept of homeostasis resonates with certain fundamental concepts of psychoanalysis. Similarly, the...

ment " make fascinating reading. The author expressly disclaims that his method is meant to supersede orthodox psychoanalysis: it is rather a complementary approach which touches upon the patient's adjustment to social realities in a way which the privacy of the individual analytic procedure inevitably misses. The method employs, in a group setting, the same " tools "? free association, underst...