About the Authors

Fabrizio Strata

fab@phy.ucsf.edu

Affiliations Department of Neuroscience, Section of Physiology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy, Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience, Coleman Memorial Laboratory, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Ivilin P. Stoianov

Affiliation Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

Etienne de Villers-Sidani

Affiliation Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Ben Bonham

Affiliation Epstein Laboratories, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Tiziana Martone

Affiliation Department of Clinical Physiopathology, Division of Otolaryngology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

Tal Kenet

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (MGH/Martinos), Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States of America

Edward F. Chang

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Vincenzo Vincenti

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Michael M. Merzenich

Affiliation Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience, Coleman Memorial Laboratory, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FS. Performed the experiments: FS TM. Analyzed the data: FS IPS EdVS BB TM TK VV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EFC. Wrote the paper: FS IS EdVS BB TM VV MMM. Revised the article critically for important intellectual content: MMM. Participated in experiments: EFC.