About the Authors

William P. Melega

wmelega@mednet.ucla.edu

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Goran Lacan

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Alessandra A. Gorgulho

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Eric J. Behnke

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Antonio A. F. De Salles

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

Dr. De Salles reports serving on the Science Advisory Board for Neurosigma, Inc. Funding from ANS/St. Jude Medical Company, Inc, was in the form of donated medical devices only. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: WPM GL AAG EJB AAFDS. Performed the experiments: WPM GL AAG EJB AAFDS. Analyzed the data: WPM GL AAG EJB AAFDS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: WPM GL AAG EJB AAFDS. Wrote the paper: WPM GL AAG EJB AAFDS.