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The Real Science of Psychoanalysis

The Royal Institution

13 July 2026

£3-£20

Freud gets a scientific audit, a century after the couch became famous. Neuroscientist Mark Solms argues the theory holds up better than its reputation suggests, in a lecture theatre that has hosted arguments like this since Michael Faraday's day. Expect the debate not to fade away.

The Real Science of Psychoanalysis

The Royal Institution

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