Neural MIRTO
To some extent this is what I've done. I've rengineered the software so that it runs on simulated neurons.
We've been using this neural model for almost twenty years now.
Among other things it is used to implement a virtual robot, that has a really good cognitive model of natural language parsing.
It also learns categories as well as standard machine learning algorithms.
FLIF Neurons
Neurons Turing Complete
Topology, pass through.
Engine Proportional to Activity
Programming a Robot (from a novice)