Can neuroscience help us understand what Freud meant by the drive?

Drawing on Mark Kinet's The Spirit of the Drive in Neuropsychoanalysis, this lively discussion between two virtual hosts introduces listeners to topics such as affective consciousness, SEEKING, motivation, desire, and the future of psychoanalytic thinking. Key authors include Sigmund Freud, Jacques Lacan, Wilfred Bion, Jaak Panksepp, Karl Friston, Mark Solms and Ariane Bazan.

Whether you are a clinician, researcher, student, or simply curious about the human mind, this episode provides an accessible gateway into one of the most exciting developments in contemporary psychoanalysis.

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The Spirit of the Drive in Neuropsychoanalysis

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Current 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.