Ariel Zylberberg, Luciano Paz, P. Roelfsema, S. Dehaene, M. Sigman
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Abstract
We describe the operation of a neuronal device which embodies the computational principles of the `paper-and-pencil' machine envisioned by Alan Turing. The network is based on principles of cortical organization. We develop a plausible solution to implement pointers and investigate how neuronal circuits may instantiate the basic operations involved in assigning a value to a variable (i.e., x=5), in determining whether two variables have the same value and in retrieving the value of a given variable to be accessible to other nodes of the network. We exemplify the collective function of the network in simplified arithmetic and problem solving (blocks-world) tasks. Received: 14 June 2013, Accepted: 9 July 2013; Edited by: G. B. Mindlin; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4279/PIP.050006 Cite as: A Zylberberg, L Paz, P R Roelfsema, S Dehaene, M Sigman, Papers in Physics 5, 050006 (2013)
我们描述了一个神经元装置的操作，它体现了艾伦·图灵设想的“纸笔”机器的计算原理。该网络基于皮层组织原理。我们开发了一个可行的解决方案来实现指针，并研究神经元回路如何实例化涉及到的基本操作，包括为变量赋值(即x=5)，确定两个变量是否具有相同的值，以及检索给定变量的值以供网络的其他节点访问。我们在简化的算法和问题解决(块世界)任务中举例说明了网络的集体功能。收稿日期:2013年6月14日，收稿日期:2013年7月9日;编辑:g.b.明德林;引用全文:A Zylberberg, L Paz, P R Roelfsema, S Dehaene, M Sigman, Papers in Physics 5,050006 (2013)
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