George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
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Fairfax, Virginia 22030
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Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty
Administrative Information
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
- Correspondence
- George Mason University
- George Mason University--Faculty
- George Mason University. Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study
- Psychology
Bibliography
Osorina, Maria, "Lev Vekker and His Unified Theory of Mental Processes," BREPOLS Online, accessed June 27, 2023. https://www.brepolsonline.net/doi/abs/10.1484/J.EYHP.5.127027?journalCode=eyhp.
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Vekker, L. M. (Lev Markovich), 1918-2001