About the Authors

Mark A. Kramer

mak@bu.edu

Affiliations Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Center for BioDynamics, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Anita K. Roopun

Affiliation Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom

Lucy M. Carracedo

Affiliation Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom

Roger D. Traub

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, SUNY Health Sciences Center, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America

Miles A. Whittington

Affiliation Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom

Nancy J. Kopell

Affiliations Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Center for BioDynamics, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MAW. Performed the experiments: AKR LMC. Analyzed the data: AKR. Wrote the paper: MAK NJK. Performed the computational modeling: MAK. Developed the computational model: RDT. Conceived the mathematical modeling: NJK.