RSam Podcast Mark Solms & John Dall'Aglio: Prospects for a Lacanian Neuropsychoanalysis
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Nov 1, 2025 
Mark Solms, a pioneering neuropsychologist and psychoanalyst, is joined by John Dall'Aglio, a PhD candidate specializing in Lacanian psychoanalysis. They dive into Freud's shift from neuroscience and how new methods revive his vision. John shares his journey merging neuroscience with Lacanian concepts, while Mark explains the nuances of jouissance and symptom ownership. They also discuss the effects of medication on emotions and present a neuropsychoanalytic perspective on psychosis, offering a fresh take on the relationship between neuroscience and psychology.
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Freud's Abandonment Framed As Scientific Choice
- Freud abandoned neuroscience because he lacked empirical methods and pursued psychology to stay scientific.
- Modern methods let neuropsychoanalysis pick up Freud's project by linking subjective experience to brain data.
Neuropsychology Lacked The 'What It's Like'
- Mark Solms turned from neuropsychology to psychoanalysis because neuropsychology ignored lived experience.
- He pursued dreaming research and discovered Freud's early neuroscientific writings, which hooked him.
A Dual Entry: Neuroscience Meets Lacan
- John Dall'Aglio entered both neuroscience and psychoanalysis together and read neuropsychoanalytic work early.
- He trained in Lacanian thought via humanities courses and constantly mapped psychoanalysis to brain concepts.
