Based on the definition of psychology and in consideration of the Mind/Body Problem, which statement best reflects the relationship between the mind and the brain? The brain influences the mind, and the mind can serve as an "environmental cue" that encourages further brain processesing (though how the brain interprets the mind will always be based upon prior influences on the brain). The brain influences the mind, but the mind can represent a thought that is entirely independent of prior brain activity. The brain is all we can confirm scientifically. The brain is the exact same thing as the mind.