#36: Feeling into the Source of Self with neuropsychologist Mark Solms

Send a love message GiveSupport with a SubscriptionConsciousness 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 InsightsIn 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 #marksolms00:00 Introduction and Setting the Stage00:24 A Childhood Trauma: The Accident01:46 The Aftermath: Brother's Transformation02:43 Early Realizations: Mind-Body Connection08:20 Existential Questions and Depression15:59 Academic Pursuits: Neuroscience and Consciousness23:18 Discovering Freud and Psychoanalysis26:07 The Struggle with Subjective Experience in Academia26:53 Personal Reflections on Pain and Guilt28:37 The Embarrassment of Subjective Mind in Science29:24 Behaviorism and the Exclusion of the Mind32:31 The Cortex and Consciousness34:58 The Brainstem's Role in Consciousness47:01 Freud's Insights on Subjectivity Full intro and notes here.Care is not the opposite of love. It is the very urge of life. 'Caring for what?' is the primary question. That we have a choice about what we care for and how is what makes us human, but it's quite the challenge and responsibility. Let's help one another handle it.Support the showBuy Holding Paradox: The Navigational Approach to Mind and Consciousness by Andrea HiottSign up for Making Ways newsletter and projects.Please rate and review with love. YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Substack.