/********************global parameters for PARAMS*****************************/
CONVERT_GLO(int,    iter)                                        /**iteration**/
                     /**possibly "neuron" to access a group with a condition**/
CONVERT_GLO(int,    areas)                                /**number of areas**/
CONVERT_GLO(int,    mult)                     /**multiplicity of activations**/
CONVERT_GLO(int,    max_rlen)                   /**maximum relaxation length**/

/********************parameters for setup of AREAs****************************/
CONVERT_SCA(int,    d_a)                  /**area size (slow counting index)**/
CONVERT_SCA(int,    d_b)                  /**area size (fast counting index)**/