Freud the neurologist

[Tom Dolack]

Not to take a stand on the issue, at least not yet, but the issue of Freud
and his legacy came up on another list I'm on populated mostly, as far as I
can tell, by people in psychology and biology. The *non* extreme consensus
was that all of Freud's original contributions to psychology were wrong and
at times even harmful. The things that he did get right were actually
discovered by people before him. The word "charlatan" came up fairly
frequently. Again, I'm just reporting the consensus from another list. One
of the respondents was good enough to supply an extensive, though still
partial, bibliography which I can share with any interested parties. 
Tom Dolack
University of Oregon
tdolack at uoregon.edu


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Colleagues,
In case the Psyart message didn't come out in my previous posting, 
perhaps this copy will:

>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *NPSA* <NPSA at npsa.org <mailto:NPSA at npsa.org>>
> Date: Apr 12, 2006 6:15 AM
> Subject: Neuro-Psychoanalysis Lecture May 6
> To: Admin at neuro-psa.org <mailto:Admin at neuro-psa.org>
>
>  
>
> *Arnold** **Pfeffer** ** Center** for Neuro-Psychoanalysis *
>
> at the New York Psychoanalytic Institute
>
> * *
>
> *Neuro-Psychoanalysis Lecture Series *
>
> * *
>
> *On Saturday, **May 6^th 2006** at 10 am*
>
> *MARK SOLMS *
>
> *CHAIR OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGY*
>
> *UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN* *, ** SOUTH AFRICA*
>
> *Director, **Arnold** ** Pfeffer** **Center*
>
> Will present a paper entitled:
>
> Sigmund Freud Today
>
> What is the scientific status today of Sigmund Freud's conception of 
> the mind?  In this
>
> presentation in honour of the 150^th Anniversary of Freud's birth, 
> Mark Solms will review the status of
>
> Freud's theories in the light of contemporary neuroscientific 
> thinking.  Most fundamental concepts will be
>
> discussed, including the unconscious, repression, drive, sexuality, 
> dreams, and the aetiology of neurosis. 
>
> The aim of the presentation will be neither to praise Freud nor to 
> bury him, but rather to take stock of
>
> where psychoanalysis stands today, in order to set an  appropriate 
> course for the future.
>
>  
>
> The meeting will be chaired by *David Milrod,*   Chairman, Arnold 
> Pfeffer Center.
>
> Prof. Solms will be introduced by *Jon Meyer,* President, American 
> Psychoanalytic Association
>
>  
>
> *Auditorium, **New York** Psychoanalytic Institute,*
>
> *247 East 82nd Street **, ** New York*
>
> *****
>
> This talk will be followed by a 3:00 pm reception for the opening of 
> the exhibition,
>
> "*Sigmund Freud's Neurological Drawings and Diagrams of the Mind:*
>
> *From Neurology to Psychoanalysis",*
>
>  sponsored by the* American Psychoanalytic Association*. 
>
> the * Arnold** Pfeffer Centre, *and* ** Binghamton** **University ** 
> **Art Museum** ,*
>
> at the Library of the New York Academy of Medicine
>
> (1216 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10029 ).
>
> Prof. Solms will comment on these historic drawings.
>
> *ALL WELCOME TO BOTH EVENTS! *
>
> * www.neuro-psa.org <http://www.neuro-psa.org>*
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