Can Neuroscience Save Psychoanalysis? Critical Review of Mark Solms' The Only Cure (2026).

Mark Solms is widely regarded as one of the leading figures in contemporary psychoanalysis and neuroscience. He is the editor of Freud’s New Standard Edition and he has played a major role in restoring psychoanalysis to scientific standing. His latest book bears a characteristically ambitious title: The Only Cure: Freud and the Neuroscience of Mental Healing. Drawing on Mark Kinet’s critical review, two virtual hosts explore the strengths and limitations of Solms’ neuropsychoanalytic vision of psychoanalysis. The stakes are high, although—paraphrasing Freud—every advance may ultimately prove to be only half as great as it first appears.For the review, visit Freud after Freud. Review of Mark Solms' The Only CureFor more information, visit: www.markkinet.beCurrent Psychoanalysis brings together more than 35 books and other writings by psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Mark Kinet. Each episode explores how unconscious meaning, personal history, and the therapeutic relationship illuminate psychiatry, psychotherapy, and culture. Two virtual hosts discuss carefully selected texts, translating complex psychoanalytic ideas into clear, engaging conversations while remaining remarkably faithful to the original work. For clinicians, students, and anyone curious about the human mind.