Freud and Brain Science Converge: Predictive Processing Reframes Psychoanalysis
A new paper argues that Freud’s psychoanalytic concepts align with modern predictive processing in neuroscience, suggesting that theories like projection and internalized voices map onto brain-based predictions and active inference. The overlap offers a unified view of how the mind seeks stability, explains rigid patterns in mental disorders, and could enrich psychotherapy by bridging subjective experience with neural mechanisms.