Psychoanalysis emerged out of Freud's neuropsychologic studies of consciousness and
cognition. This article describes the historical development of neuropsychody-namic
theories of consciousness and personality, and traces their application to several
neuropsychiatric syndromes of intense contemporary clinical interest. Even in this
era of narrow syndromic differentiation and classification, an appeal is made for
a more integrated approach to the evaluation and treatment of neurobehavioral syndromes.
consciousness - Freud - neuropsychology - psychoanalysis - cerebral localization -
personality - psychotherapy
