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Mark Solms

Mark Solms (born 17 July 1961) is a South African psychoanalyst and neuropsychologist, who is known for his discovery of the brain mechanisms of dreaming and his use of psychoanalytic methods in contemporary neuroscience. He holds the chair of neuropsychology at the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital (Departments of Psychology and Neurology) and is the president of the South African Psychoanalytical Association. He is also research chair of the International Psychoanalytical Association (since 2013). Solms founded the International Neuropsychoanalysis Society in 2000 and he was a founding editor (with Ed Nersessian) of the journal Neuropsychoanalysis. He is director of the Arnold Pfeffer Center for Neuropsychoanalysis at the New York Psychoanalytic Institute. He is also director of the Neuropsychoanalysis Foundation in New York, a trustee of the Neuropsychoanalysis Fund in London, and director of the Neuropsychoanalysis Trust in Cape Town. He is a trustee of the Loudoun Trust.

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Mark Solms (born 17 July 1961) is a South African psychoanalyst and neuropsychologist, who is known for his discovery of the brain mechanisms of dreaming and his use of psychoanalytic methods in contemporary neuroscience. He holds the chair of neuropsychology at the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital (Departments of Psychology and Neurology) and is the president of the South African Psychoanalytical Association. He is also research chair of the International Psychoanalytical Association (since 2013). Solms founded the International Neuropsychoanalysis Society in 2000 and he was a founding editor (with Ed Nersessian) of the journal Neuropsychoanalysis. He is director of the Arnold Pfeffer Center for Neuropsychoanalysis at the New York Psychoanalytic Institute. He is also director of the Neuropsychoanalysis Foundation in New York, a trustee of the Neuropsychoanalysis Fund in London, and director of the Neuropsychoanalysis Trust in Cape Town. He is a trustee of the Loudoun Trust.

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  1. date of birth: 1961-07-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1961-07-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of birth: 1838 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. date of birth: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. date of foundation: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. population: 180 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  7. publication date: 2024 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1961-07-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1961-07-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of birth is "1838". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the date of birth is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the date of foundation is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the population is "180 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. The record states that the publication date is "2024". What evidence would count against this claim?
  9. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  10. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378742412

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