Neuropsychology of Dreams (Freud Was Right) | Mark Solms and Neuropsychoanalysis

Neuroscience and psychoanalysis seem like an odd pair. But they are not - at least to Mark Solms, the founder of Neuropsychoanalysis. In his book "The Hidden Spring", he summarises his fascinating findings on the neuropsychology of dreams and much more. This video is NOT sponsored!

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Mark Solms and Neuropsychoanalysis
01:36 Freud's Interpretation of Dreams
02:11 The Hidden Spring
03:21 Neuropsychology Without the Psyche
04:50 Mistake #1: Dreaming = REM sleep
05:54 Mistake #2: Dreams = Meaningless
06:26 Solms's Research
09:12 The Driver of Dreams
10:30 From Solms to Freud
11:44 Dream Interpretation in Broader Psychoanalysis

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