About the Authors

João Couto

Affiliations Theoretical Neurobiology and Neuroengineering Laboratory, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium, NeuroElectronics Research Flanders, Leuven, Belgium

Daniele Linaro

Affiliations Theoretical Neurobiology and Neuroengineering Laboratory, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium, NeuroElectronics Research Flanders, Leuven, Belgium

E De Schutter

Affiliations Theoretical Neurobiology and Neuroengineering Laboratory, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium, Computational Neuroscience Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Onna, Okinawa, Japan

Michele Giugliano

michele.giugliano@uantwerpen.be

Affiliations Theoretical Neurobiology and Neuroengineering Laboratory, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium, NeuroElectronics Research Flanders, Leuven, Belgium, Department of Computer Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, Brain Mind Institute, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JC EDS MG. Performed the experiments: JC. Analyzed the data: JC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JC DL EDS MG. Wrote the paper: JC DL MG. Performed computer simulations: JC DL.