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Alexander Bain's Mind and Body (1872): An underappreciated contribution to early neuropsychology
Author(s) -
Harper Kate
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the history of the behavioral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1520-6696
pISSN - 0022-5061
DOI - 10.1002/jhbs.21963
Subject(s) - notice , intellect , neuropsychology , relation (database) , psychology , mind–body problem , psychoanalysis , cognitive science , epistemology , philosophy , cognitive psychology , cognition , neuroscience , computer science , law , political science , database
Alexander Bain (1818–1903) is well known for his two influential textbooks, The senses and the intellect (1855) and The emotions and the will (1859). In comparison, Bain's Mind and body: The theories of their relation (1872) has been of limited interest to historians, and it is here where he presents one of the first neural network models. This paper addresses the historical foundations of Bain's neural network model and explores some of his primary influences. Additionally, this study addresses some of the reasons Bain's Mind and Body did not receive the historical notice his earlier works garnered.