About the Authors

Marino M. Bianchin

mmbianchin@hotmail.com

Affiliations Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto, Department of Neurology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, Basic Research and Advanced Investigations in Neurology (B.R.A.I.N.), Division of Neurology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS, Brazil

Tonicarlo R. Velasco

Affiliation Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto, Department of Neurology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Erica R. Coimbra

Affiliation Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto, Department of Neurology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Ana C. Gargaro

Affiliation Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto, Department of Neurology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Sara R. Escorsi-Rosset

Affiliation Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto, Department of Neurology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Lauro Wichert-Ana

Affiliation Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto, Department of Neurology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Vera C. Terra

Affiliation Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto, Department of Neurology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Veriano Alexandre Jr

Affiliation Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto, Department of Neurology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

David Araujo Jr

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Antonio Carlos dos Santos

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Regina M. F. Fernandes

Affiliation Department of Neurosciences and Behavior, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

João A. Assirati Jr

Affiliation Neurosurgery Division, Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Carlos G. Carlotti Jr

Affiliation Neurosurgery Division, Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

João P. Leite

Affiliation Department of Neurosciences and Behavior, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Osvaldo M. Takayanagui

Affiliation Department of Neurosciences and Behavior, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Hans J. Markowitsch

Affiliation Arbeitseinheit Physiologische Psychologie, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany

Américo C. Sakamoto

Affiliations Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto, Department of Neurology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, Department of Neurosciences and Behavior, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MMB TRV ACS. Analyzed the data: MMB TRV ERC ACG SRER VCT VA DA ACdS JAA CGC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JAA GC LWA JPL OMT ACS. Wrote the paper: MMB TRV RMFF HJM ACS.