# Kurt Lewin, psychological constructs and sources of brain cognitive activity

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1711.01767 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1711.01767/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 6 Nov 2017.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Artificial intelligence and the limits of the humanities](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2310.19425/) (2023)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Understanding mind-brain-environment relations is one of the key topics in psychology. Kurt Lewin, inspired by theoretical physics, tried to establish topological and vector psychology analyzing patterns of interaction between the individual and her/his environment. The time is ripe to reformulate his ambitious goals, searching for ways to interpret objectively measured brain processes in terms of suitable psychological constructs. Connecting cognitive and social psychology constructs to neurophenomics, as it is done now in psychiatry, should ground them in physical reality.