Why we don’t remember being a baby
A study suggests that children can indeed store memories, but as we age we lose the ability to retrieve them
‘If he doesn’t go to therapy, don’t sleep with him’: The dangers of trivializing mental health
Medical terminology is being used more and more lightly: Tinder users even boast about going to therapy to appear more attractive. This is making it more difficult to determine if we are receiving proper treatment or just self help
Sarah Kofman and the influence of an enigmatic mother
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The French thinker’s philosophy was irrevocably impacted by her fickle mother, who she never understood. A Nietzsche fan, she also struggled to understand the woman who helped raised her
Hitler wouldn’t have hesitated to exterminate Freud: A book reconstructs how a diverse group of people narrowly saved him from the Nazis
While the father of psychoanalysis managed to escape from Vienna after the Anschluss in 1938, four of his sisters died in the camps. Three of them were gassed in Treblinka
What to do if depression isn’t responding to treatment?
It’s key to make sure past diagnoses were correct, evaluate past attempts and get to know different evidence-based treatments. An integrated approach is fundamental, rather than one based exclusively on pharmaceuticals
Can (or should) science prove the existence of God?
A bestselling book in France claims to offer evidence of a supreme being that created the universe, reigniting a debate over the relationship between science and religion
Desire and machines: The unconscious in the age of artificial intelligence
Psychoanalysis offers tools for analyzing the emotional relationships we create with artificial intelligence
Gustav Klimt, a record-breaking painter who symbolizes the looting of Jewish art by the Nazis
Works by the Viennese creator have attained astronomical prices at auction. But the true value is in the symbolism of his paintings, which were stolen from Jewish families by the Nazis
Svenja Flasspöhler, philosopher: ‘Saying no is a sign of autonomy. But something even stronger is saying I want you’
The German thinker finds the trouble with the MeToo movement and the woke left. She says that if women find their sexual power, men’s fear of them will turn into desire
Why do we obsessively take pictures? Photography on the analyst’s couch
Immortalizing moments has become an essential part of experiencing them. But photographs have always been a border between the private and public self. And they are a useful tool for psychoanalysis