Use Restrictions

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Lev Vekker papers, C0114, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donor unknown.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections Research Center. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in August 2009. Finding aid updated by Amanda Menjivar in June 2023. Inventory created by Madeline Puppos in June 2023.

Biographical Information

Lev Vekker (1918-2001) was a Russian-born psychologist, George Mason University professor of psychology, and director/CEO of the Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study at George Mason University. Vekker was "a leading theorist for general psychology at Leningrad State University after 1960...Vekker's work toward a metatheory for psychological science began with research on the sense of touch and expanded into a generalized theory of perception and mental processes; he made use of ideas from reflex theory and cybernetics and proposed a model of hierarchical levels of signal systems that managed codes" (Osorina).

Scope and Content

This collection contains documents and correspondence pertaining to Vekker's work on the role of touch in consciousness.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject.

Related Material

The Special Collections Research Center also holds the Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study records, as well as many other records of GMU professors.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Consciousness
• George Mason University
• Psychology