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#36: Feeling into the Source of Self with neuropsychologist Mark Solms
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Consciousness is feeling. Thoughts are ways we maintain our homeostasis. A quick conversation with Mark Solms and Andrea Hiott on the topics of Mark's book The Hidden Spring.
Mark Solms is a South African psychoanalyst and neuropsychologist known for his discovery of the brain mechanisms of dreaming and his use of psychoanalytic methods in contemporary neuroscience. He is the Chair of Neuropsychology at the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital (Departments of Psychology and Neurology), President of the South African Psychoanalytical Association, and Research Chair of the International Psychoanalytical Association. He founded the International Neuropsychoanalysis Society in 2000 and is a Founding Editor of the journal Neuropsychoanalysis.
The Mysteries of the Mind: From Childhood Trauma to Neuroscience Insights
In this thought-provoking episode, we uncover a deeply personal journey sparked by a childhood trauma that led to a fascination with the brain and consciousness. Join us as a dedicated neuropsychologist and psychoanalyst shares how their brother's severe brain injury at a young age ignited a lifelong quest to understand the mind-body connection. We explore reflections on mortality, the challenges within academia, and pivotal discoveries about the brainstem's role in consciousness. Delve into Freud's neuroscience roots, the subjective nature of the mind, and how feelings underpin our conscious experiences. This episode bridges historical perspectives with contemporary research, offering profound insights into the architecture of consciousness and the essence of human awareness.
#consciousness #rawfeeling #neuropsychiatry #freud #loveandphilosophy #hiddenspring #marksolms
00:00 Introduction and Setting the Stage
00:24 A Childhood Trauma: The Accident
01:46 The Aftermath: Brother's Transformation
02:43 Early Realizations: Mind-Body Connection
08:20 Existential Questions and Depression
15:59 Academic Pursuits: Neuroscience and Consciousness
23:18 Discovering Freud and Psychoanalysis
26:07 The Struggle with Subjective Experience in Academia
26:53 Personal Reflections on Pain and Guilt
28:37 The Embarrassment of Subjective Mind in Science
29:24 Behaviorism and the Exclusion of the Mind
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1. Feeling into the Source of Self with neuropsychologist Mark Solms (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] You can completely turn around your Happiness level and overall Success in 7 to 11 weeks (00:12:48)
3. (Cont.) Feeling into the Source of Self with neuropsychologist Mark Solms (00:13:30)
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Manage episode 447596138 series 3500028
Consciousness is feeling. Thoughts are ways we maintain our homeostasis. A quick conversation with Mark Solms and Andrea Hiott on the topics of Mark's book The Hidden Spring.
Mark Solms is a South African psychoanalyst and neuropsychologist known for his discovery of the brain mechanisms of dreaming and his use of psychoanalytic methods in contemporary neuroscience. He is the Chair of Neuropsychology at the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital (Departments of Psychology and Neurology), President of the South African Psychoanalytical Association, and Research Chair of the International Psychoanalytical Association. He founded the International Neuropsychoanalysis Society in 2000 and is a Founding Editor of the journal Neuropsychoanalysis.
The Mysteries of the Mind: From Childhood Trauma to Neuroscience Insights
In this thought-provoking episode, we uncover a deeply personal journey sparked by a childhood trauma that led to a fascination with the brain and consciousness. Join us as a dedicated neuropsychologist and psychoanalyst shares how their brother's severe brain injury at a young age ignited a lifelong quest to understand the mind-body connection. We explore reflections on mortality, the challenges within academia, and pivotal discoveries about the brainstem's role in consciousness. Delve into Freud's neuroscience roots, the subjective nature of the mind, and how feelings underpin our conscious experiences. This episode bridges historical perspectives with contemporary research, offering profound insights into the architecture of consciousness and the essence of human awareness.
#consciousness #rawfeeling #neuropsychiatry #freud #loveandphilosophy #hiddenspring #marksolms
00:00 Introduction and Setting the Stage
00:24 A Childhood Trauma: The Accident
01:46 The Aftermath: Brother's Transformation
02:43 Early Realizations: Mind-Body Connection
08:20 Existential Questions and Depression
15:59 Academic Pursuits: Neuroscience and Consciousness
23:18 Discovering Freud and Psychoanalysis
26:07 The Struggle with Subjective Experience in Academia
26:53 Personal Reflections on Pain and Guilt
28:37 The Embarrassment of Subjective Mind in Science
29:24 Behaviorism and the Exclusion of the Mind
Please rate and review with love.
YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Substack.
Chapters
1. Feeling into the Source of Self with neuropsychologist Mark Solms (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] You can completely turn around your Happiness level and overall Success in 7 to 11 weeks (00:12:48)
3. (Cont.) Feeling into the Source of Self with neuropsychologist Mark Solms (00:13:30)
70 episodes
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