@article{Zylberberg_Paz_Roelfsema_Dehaene_Sigman_2013, title={A neuronal device for the control of multi-step computations}, volume={5}, url={https://www.papersinphysics.org/papersinphysics/article/view/147}, DOI={10.4279/pip.050006}, abstractNote={<p>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.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Received:</strong> 14 June 2013, <strong> </strong><strong>Accepted:</strong> 9 July 2013; <strong>Edited by:</strong> G. B. Mindlin; <strong>DOI: </strong>http://dx.doi.org/10.4279/PIP.050006</p><p><strong>Cite as:</strong> A Zylberberg, L Paz, P R Roelfsema, S Dehaene, M Sigman, Papers in Physics 5, 050006 (2013)</p><p> </p>}, journal={Papers in Physics}, author={Zylberberg, Ariel D and Paz, Luciano and Roelfsema, Pieter R and Dehaene, Stanislas and Sigman, Mariano}, year={2013}, month={Aug.}, pages={050006} }