About the Authors

Mortimer Gierthmuehlen

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft

mortimer.gierthmuehlen@ruhr-uni-bochum.de

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany

Petra Christine Gierthmuehlen

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Prosthodontics, University Medical Center Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal’s policy and have the following competing interests: MG is co-founder of Neuroloop GmbH, a company developing an invasive vagal nerve stimulator against arterial hypertension. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.