Neurobiological Theory and Models: A Help or Hindrance in the Clinical Encounter? Neurobiological Theory and Models Données Neurobiologiques Teoria e modelli neurobiolologici Neurobiologische Daten Modelos y Teoría Neurobiológica: Una Ayuda o una Dificultad en el Encuentro Clínico? Aporte neurobiológico: Ajuda ou Obstáculo no Encontro Clínico?

This paper examines the clinical relevance of recent neuroscience data to the practice of bioenergetic analysis. I conclude that the nonverbal, bodily basis of our approach is affirmed by the evolving picture of a right-brain-to right-brain infant-caregiver dialogue engraving our attachment experience into the right limbic system as a model of relationships to come. But I also conclude that, for most of us, the neurobiological data does not help us in real time to be present with our patient in the clinical encounter. Two clinical vignettes illustrate both the above perspective and the continuing relevance of our basic Reichian/Lowenian model of our patient as the trillion-celled amoeba. notReviewed publishedVersion