Which materialism? Questioning the matrix of psychology, neurology, psychoanalysis, and ideology critique

Juxtaposing the materialistic claims of the neurological turn in the psy-sciences in conjunction with the seemingly opposed virtual turn in society more broadly, this article explores the quadruple matrix of psychology/psychoanalysis/neurology/ideology critique. Assuming the challenge of materialism ("il faut absolutement etre materialiste"), the various vicissitudes to which the components of the matrix are subjected to as they become trapped within the materialist-virtual vortex, are explored. It is argued that the failure to adopt a true materialist stance causes the various components of the matrix to collapse into one another. The central question of the paper: "can a psychoanalytic materialistic perspective offer a way out?" is answered, largely via a critical dialogue with Adrian Johnston, by arguing that psychoanalysis deals with a decentred materiality, a materiality of the object a.