Research Grants
We believe that one of the most important ways to advance the development of neuropsychoanalysis is through solid contributions to the scientific literature. Studies that provide clear evidence for links between brain processes and psychodynamic concepts help to ground psychoanalysis and fortify its position in the mental health disciplines, as well as regain a presence in the wider realm of culture and ideas. Psychoanalytic models and constructs offer much explanatory richness to neuroscience findings. Likewise, careful analysis of the mental functions which are revealed, changed, or impaired with brain damage both enriches psychoanalytic thought as well as provide useful information for neuropsychologists.
Our research grants directly support empirical research, encouraging young investigators and clinicians early in their career to deepen their roots on both sides of the neuropsychoanalytic fence. Projects may include experimental research (animal or human) designed to test psychoanalytic propositions or otherwise advance psychoanalytic theory; neuroscience research which uses psychoanalytic hypotheses as guiding principles; or investigations of clinical populations (patients with brain damage or other neurological impairment) which shed new light on brain-mind relationships.