The concept of the [[unconscious]] lies at the center of [[psychoanalysis]].
==Sigmund Freud==
While the notion of a [[unconscious|non-conscious]] part of the [[mind]] or [[psyche]] has a long history in both [[philosophy]] and the [[psychology|psychological]] [[science|sciences]], [[Sigmund Freud]] is often credited with the discovery of the "[[unconscious]]".The term acquires a completely original meaning in his work, in the concept of which it constitutes lies at the single most important conceptcenter of [[psychoanalysis]].