About the Authors

Tiago L. Ribeiro

Affiliation Department of Physics, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Mauro Copelli

Affiliations Department of Physics, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, Neuroscience Graduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Fábio Caixeta

Affiliations Neuroscience Graduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience of Natal (ELS-IINN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Hindiael Belchior

Affiliations Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience of Natal (ELS-IINN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Department of Physiology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Dante R. Chialvo

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Miguel A. L. Nicolelis

Affiliations Neuroscience Graduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience of Natal (ELS-IINN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Department of Neurobiology, Center for Neuroengineering, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Sidarta Ribeiro

ribeiro@natalneuro.org.br

Affiliations Neuroscience Graduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience of Natal (ELS-IINN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Department of Physiology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SR. Performed the experiments: FC HB SR. Analyzed the data: TLR MC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TLR MC FC HB DRC MALN SR. Wrote the paper: TLR MC DRC MALN SR.