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September 3, 2025The International Journal of Psychoanalysis

From prenatal relations to the constituting of the self: A neurobehavioural perspective on primary narcissism

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VGVittorio Gallese

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This research demonstrates the impact of prenatal relationships on self-experience, suggesting psychoanalysis needs a broader view.

Key Points

  • This research explores how prenatal relationships influence the development of primary narcissism and self-experience.
  • Theoretical analysis of psychoanalytic concepts
  • Review of neurobehavioural research on prenatal and postnatal development
  • Analysis of the Narcissus myth's psychological implications
  • Identified a continuum between pre- and post-natal life shaping the Self
  • Highlighted the role of early social connections in development
  • Emphasized quality of mother-infant relationships originates in prenatal life

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Vittorio Gallese (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69254f9ec0ce034ddc35a0e8https://doi.org/10.1080/00207578.2025.2477689
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