Table 1.

Summary of encoding techniques, taking into account their performances with respect to the type of input data.

Encoding class and technique			Temporal data		Spatial dataa
			Very-Low frequency	Middle frequency
Rate coding	Poisson rate		✗	✓	✓
Temporal coding	Temporal contrast	TBR	✓	✓	✗
		SF	✓	✓	✗
		MW	✓	✓	✗
		ZCSF	✓	✓	✗
	Filter and optimizer	HSA	−	−	✗
		MHSA	−	−	✗
		BSA	✓	−	✗
	Global referenced	PHASE	✗	✓	✓
		TTFS	✗	✓	✓
	Latency/ISI	BURST	✗	✓	✓

A ✓indicates the technique is particularly suitable for the purpose, while −means the technique presents some disadvantages and ✗that it is not suitable for the purpose.^aGuo et al. (2021) and Auge et al. (2021).