Thinking Back to Linking: Neuroscientific Correlates of Bion’s Theories of Thought and Object Relating

Authors

  • Christopher W. T. Miller University of Maryland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1234/fa.v0i72.202

Keywords:

psychoanalysis, Bion, neurology

Abstract

This paper attempts to add to the unfolding dialog regarding how one’s genetic endowment is in constant interaction with the environment to determine the shaping of neural circuits.  Early life experiences induce epigenetic modifications and can lead to selective strengthening of neural pathways deemed necessary for survival.  This kindling may establish default activation patterns when subsequently faced with particular stimuli to which conditioned salience is reactively ascribed, determining the approach-avoidance strategies to be adopted. 

Author Biography

Christopher W. T. Miller, University of Maryland

Dr. Christopher Miller is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.  He is a graduate psychoanalyst from the Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis.  

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Published

2018-06-22

How to Cite

Miller, C. W. T. (2018). Thinking Back to Linking: Neuroscientific Correlates of Bion’s Theories of Thought and Object Relating. Free Associations, (72), 65–83. https://doi.org/10.1234/fa.v0i72.202

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No. 72 (2018)

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