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.

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亚历山大·贝恩（Alexander Bain）的“身心”（1872）：对早期神经心理学的贡献不足。

亚历山大·贝恩（1818–1903）以他的两本有影响力的教科书而著称，《感官与理智》（1855年）和《情感与意志》（1859年）。相比之下，贝恩的“心灵与身体：它们之间的关系理论”（1872年）对历史学家的兴趣有限，在这里他提出了第一个神经网络模型。本文阐述了贝恩的神经网络模型的历史基础，并探讨了贝恩的一些主要影响。此外，这项研究还解决了贝恩的思想和身体没有收到其早期作品获得的历史注意的一些原因。