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Abstract: C.G. Jung's theory of psychological complexes lies at the root of analytical psychology theory and practice. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) provides a powerful tool to validate the theory of complexes and eludicate the neuropsychologic mechanisms underlying the unconscious activation of significant memories. In this study, using fMRI, we identify two brain circuits which are activated in response to complex triggering words. Circuit one involves brain regions involved in episodic memory and somatic (body) responses and the experience of uncertainty. A second circuit involves episodic memory, emotion, visual and language association, and semiotic meaning. Specific brain regions include the right prefrontal cortex, SMA cortex, left temporal cortex, and the caudate and cingulate. These brain circuits may be thought of as the biological form in which complexes are experienced. Implications for analytic psychology practice and theory are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

National Museum of Qatar - Super-complex steel structures, envelope and 3D BIM. Doha, the capital of Qatar, is developing fast towards a global hub for finance, culture and tourism. The new flagship, the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ), is currently being completed based on a design by Atelier Jean Nouvel, Paris. The iconic three-dimensional geometry and the size of the project were extremely challenging for both the design and the works on site. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fantasies as imaginative activities are seen by Jung as expressions of psychic energy. In the various descriptions of active imagination the observation of the inner image and the dialogue with inner figures, if possible, are important. The model of symbol formation, as Jung describes it, can be experienced in doing active imagination. There is a correspondence between Jung's understanding of complexes and our imaginations: complexes develop a fantasy life. Complex episodes are narratives of difficult dysfunctional relationship episodes that have occurred repeatedly and are internalized with episodic memory. This means that the whole complex episode (the image for the child and the image for the aggressor, connected with emotions) is internalized and can get constellated in everyday relationship. Therefore inner dialogues do not necessarily qualify as active imaginations, often they are the expression of complex-episodes, very similar to fruitless soliloquies. If imaginations of this kind are repeated, new symbols and new possibilities of behaviour are not found. On the contrary, old patterns of behaviour and fantasies are perpetuated and become cemented. Imaginations of this kind need an intervention by the analyst. In clinical examples different kinds of imaginations are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Geben ist seliger als Nehmen: Ein stabiles, isolierbares Silen mit zwei π ‐ Donor ‐ Gruppen am Siliciumzentrum wurde synthetisiert. Die Verbindung zeigt intrinsische Silen ‐ Eigenschaften und einen ausgeprägten Elektronendonorcharakter, durch den es zu einem ausgezeichneten Ligand für Übergangsmetallzentren wird. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ein Chelatbildner aus der sauerstofffreien Welt: Verschiedenste Experimente zeigen, dass Closthioamid, das erste Antibiotikum aus einem streng anaeroben Bakterium (Clostridium), ein selektiver Kupfer(I) ‐ Chelatbildner ist. Die Geometrie des Polythioamid ‐ Komplexes, in dem zwei Kupferionen in einer trigonal ‐ planaren Koordination die Windung einer Helix ‐ artigen Struktur stabilisieren, ist für Naturstoffe beispiellos. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]