A lecture delivered by Mark Solms on his latest publication.About this Event
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In this special evening event, we celebrate the recent publication of Mark Solms’ newest book ‘The Only Cure: Freud and the Neuroscience of Mental Healing’, in which a pioneering neuropsychologist reveals how science is proving Freud correct and explores what this might mean for our mental healthcare systems and our lives.
Join us for a lecture delivered by Mark Solms on his book and research, as he traces the emerging scientific evidence that supports Freud’s core insights into the mind. The lecture will be followed by an audience Q&A, offering the chance to explore the implications of his work for psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and contemporary approaches to mental health. This event offers a rare opportunity to hear directly from one of the leading figures bridging neuroscience and psychoanalytic thought.
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About the book
Once dismissed as unscientific, psychoanalytic therapy is proving to be among our most effective medical treatments of any kind - outperforming psychiatric drugs and rivalling vaccines in its power to prevent and heal. Why does it work so well? Perhaps because one of the most controversial figures in psychology was right all along. Neuroscience now confirms much of what Sigmund Freud conjectured over a century ago: our deepest struggles stem, not from chemical imbalances, but from buried memories and unconscious conflicts that no pill can touch. Using enthralling case studies and cutting-edge brain science, pioneering neuroscientist Mark Solms makes the case that psychoanalysis should resume its position as our master theory of the mind. Yet modern research also reveals where Freud got important things wrong. Could correcting these errors make therapy even more effective? As psychiatric diagnoses soar and standard treatments continue to fail many patients, 'The Only Cure' offers a revolutionary hope: a real science of healing, rooted in the radical idea that our suffering arises from truths we haven’t yet faced.
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Speakers:
Mark Solms discovered the brain mechanisms of dreaming, transforming our understanding of the sleeping mind. A world-leading pioneer in neuropsychoanalysis, he has spent decades bridging Freudian theory and cutting-edge neuroscience. His acclaimed book The Hidden Spring (2021) established him as one of the most important voices in contemporary psychology. As translator of The Revised Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud (2024) and science director of the American Psychoanalytic Association, he is the foremost authority on psychoanalytic science today.
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Event Venue
Freud Museum London, 20 Maresfield Gardens, London, United Kingdom
GBP 26.94
