About the Authors

Brian H. Walsh

Bh.walsh@ucc.ie

Affiliation Neonatal Brain Research Group, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland

David I. Broadhurst

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Rupasri Mandal

Affiliation Departments of Biological and Computing Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

David S. Wishart

Affiliation Departments of Biological and Computing Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Geraldine B. Boylan

Affiliation Neonatal Brain Research Group, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland

Louise C. Kenny

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Deirdre M. Murray

Affiliation Neonatal Brain Research Group, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BW DB GB LK DM. Performed the experiments: RM DW. Analyzed the data: DB BW LK DM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RM DW GB LK DM. Wrote the paper: BW DB RM GB LK DM. Recruitment, clinical and neurophsyiological assessment: BW GB DM. Collection and processing of biological samples: BW DM.