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[What are affects?]

M Solms

    Psyche
    |June 1, 1996
    PubMed
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    This paper defines affect as a primary sensory modality, akin to sight or sound, crucial for understanding the mind-body connection. It proposes affect allows perception of the internal, subjective world, unlike external senses.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychoanalysis
    • Neuroscience
    • Philosophy of Mind

    Background:

    • Freud's metapsychological theories on affect.
    • Recent advancements in psychoanalysis and neuroscience.
    • The mind-body problem in theoretical formulations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To define affect by integrating psychoanalytic and neuroscientific perspectives.
    • To explore the intrinsic connection between mind and body.
    • To propose a novel theoretical formulation of affect.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of Freud's metapsychological formulations.
    • Analysis of recent developments in psychoanalysis.
    • Integration of findings from neuroscience.

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    Main Results:

    • Affect is proposed as a primary sensory modality.
    • Affect is analogous to established senses like vision and hearing.
    • Affect serves as a unique pathway to perceive the internal, subjective world.

    Conclusions:

    • Affect is fundamental to consciousness, bridging the internal and external.
    • Understanding affect is key to resolving the mind-body dichotomy.
    • This formulation offers a new framework for affect in psychology and neuroscience.