How Researchers Are Combining Neurobiology and Freudian Psychoanalysis
Up until about ten years ago neurobiology and Freudian psychoanalysis were not considered related in any way. Neurobiology focused on the concrete study of the brain: how nerve cells communicate, chemical impulses, etc. They avoided any subjective experiences. The study of mind and consciousness was considered inappropriate for science.
Mark Solms, a neuropsychologist, was told that it would damage his career if he explored Freudian theories. He was not deterred. Following his doctorate degree, he studied to be a psychoanalyst. Solms opened up a new field of research that combines the brain and the mind.