**5. Future directions**

I have presented a summary of more recent contributions that point to the importance of practicing a science of interface in promoting progress of the field of psychoanalysis. Some further recommendations to be considered are as follows:

	- a.The relevant research in psychiatry, psychology, development, and attachment.
	- b.The research in neuroscience and related disciplines.
	- c.Social sciences and humanities.
	- d.The basic sciences, including concepts of theoretical physics (chaos, catastrophe theories, etc.).
