1st Edition
Psychoanalytic and Neuroscientific Framing Models of the Mind
Introduction 1. Psychoanalytic Models today 2. Mirror System: When the cortex dominates 3. Geography of the Self 4. Brain-Mind Neurodynamics 5. Self-Consciousness 6. Minds at Work: Complex and Predictive Systems 7. Forms: Topography 8. Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Biography
Rosa Spagnolo is a Child Neuropsychiatrist, Psychotherapist and Psychoanalyst based in Rome, Italy. She is Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology at Tor Vergata University, Rome and is a full member of the Italian Psychoanalytical Society and the Neuropsychoanalysis Association. She is the co-founder and chair of the International Psychoanalytic Dialogues Association. She is the editor of Building Bridges: The Impact of Neuropsychoanalysis on Psychoanalytic Clinical Sessions (2018) and is one of the authors of The Dynamic Self in Psychoanalysis: Neuroscientific Foundations and Clinical Cases (2021).
“A wonderful book with a fascinating outlook into the ever mysterious connection of brain-mind. Dwelling and expanding on our earlier book, The Dynamic Self, Rosa Spagnolo picks up the idea of the key relevance of dynamic,
the pattern of change over time, for connecting neural and mental states. This amounts to a true psychodynamics based on ‘Spatiotemporal Neuroscience’. Profound scientific insights are coupled with amazing clinical cases – a must
read!”
Georg Northoff, author of Neurowaves (2023) and Neuropsychoanalysis (2023)
“Dr. Rosa Spagnolo provides a magisterial overview of current neurobiological and computational models of the Self, focusing on aspects of this vast field that especially interest psychoanalytical clinicians.”
Mark Solms, author of The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness (2021)
“A remarkable achievement: this book builds bridges between psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence. It guides the reader through complex models of the mind without ever losing clinical and human depth. Rosa Spagnolo opens a window onto the future of mind sciences – a lucid and timely contribution to the ongoing dialogue between brain, mind, and meaning.”
Vittorio Lingiardi, The Sigourney Award 2023 Recipient
