This work details a computational approach to studying the intricate workings of the brain. Focusing on the brain's ability to access a massive store of information, it asks how such feats are possible, and proposes a "neuroidal model" that serves as a vehicle to explore these questions.

In this groundbreaking work, computer scientist, Leslie G. Valiant details a promising new computational approach to studying the intricate workings of the brain. He proposes a "neuroidal model" that serves as a vehicle for exploring how the brain works and provides a concrete computational language and a unified framework in which diverse cognitve phenomena such as memory, learning, and reasoning, can be systematically analysed.