Brain organization and psychodynamics.

J Psychother Pract Res

Department of Psychiatry, University of California-Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, USA.

Published: May 1999

Any attempt to link brain neural activity and psychodynamic concepts requires a tremendous conceptual leap. Such a leap may be facilitated if a common language between brain and mind can be devised. System theory proposes formulations that may aid in reconceptualizing psychodynamic descriptions in terms of neural organizations in the brain. Once adopted, these formulations can help to generate testable predictions about brain-psychodynamic relations and thus significantly affect the future of psychotherapy.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3330520PMC

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