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Volumes of research have been accumula ted over the past decad e concerning hemispheric specia liza tion of the human brain. Likewi se, over the past century, psycho analysts have painstakingly unraveled through their clinical observation ma ny of the mysteries of intrapsychic functions. Yet little has been wri tt en concern ing attempts to integrate these seemingly divergent viewpoints . It was Freud's hope that a neura l basis for his clinical observa tions and psychological explanat ions of the human mind would eventually be establ ished . This was not possible in his day, however, so this idea was gradually abandoned. With the advent of computers and high technology, perhaps it is time for a reexamina tion of this premise. For example, Position Emission Tomography, with its unique ability to observe the brain in action via the brain's metabolic utili zation of radioactively labeled glucose may open as yet und reamed of frontiers in the neurosciences. Th e tec hnologi cal advances being used to unlock the mysteries of the brain may also be able to help elucidate the secrets of human behavior. Indeed, psychiatry has benefited from the technology of the la tter half of this century. The wide acceptance a nd usage of psychotropic medications a ttests to this fact. Yet, dynamic psychiatry and biological psychi atry have very litt le points of intersection. There seems to be no cross fertilization of ideas and methods. This can only be to the detriment of both practitioners and their pati ent s. This paper is an attempt to reconcile two seemingly unrelated areas, i.e., hemi spheric speci aliz ation of the hum an brain and psychoanalytic use of dreams, their interpretation and free association. It is hoped that through the examinat ion of these well established psychoanalytic techniques that they may be seen in a somew hat different perspective, the laterality pa radigm. In many ways it echoes traditional psychoanalytic concepts a nd may rep resent the neuropsychologica l underpinnings of what Freud so astutely obse rved abo ut the nature of the human psyche. Hopefully, the psychoanalytic an d latera lity perspectives can mutually enhance each other and through this enhancement , help further unlock an d uncover the mysteries of the hu man brain and its functioning. We will initially consi der the function of the cerebral hemispheres in the human brain both in the ad ult and child. Likewise the role of the corpus callo sum will be examined, primarily from a developmental perspective. From there, the psychoan alytic principles me ntioned above will be discussed.

The Hemispheric Specialization of the Human Brain and Its Application to Psychoanalytic Principles