About the Authors

Kenkichi Baba

Affiliation Circadian Rhythms and Sleep Disorders Program, Neuroscience Institute, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Morehouse School of Medicine, CNR, Pisa, Italy

Francesca Mazzoni

Affiliation Neuroscience Institute, Italian National Research Council, CNR, Pisa, Italy

Sharon Owino

Affiliation Circadian Rhythms and Sleep Disorders Program, Neuroscience Institute, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Morehouse School of Medicine, CNR, Pisa, Italy

Susana Contreras-Alcantara

Affiliation Circadian Rhythms and Sleep Disorders Program, Neuroscience Institute, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Morehouse School of Medicine, CNR, Pisa, Italy

Enrica Strettoi

Affiliation Neuroscience Institute, Italian National Research Council, CNR, Pisa, Italy

Gianluca Tosini

gtosini@msm.edu

Affiliation Circadian Rhythms and Sleep Disorders Program, Neuroscience Institute, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Morehouse School of Medicine, CNR, Pisa, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Gianluca Tosini is a PLoS ONE editorial member. 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: GT ES KB. Performed the experiments: KB SO AS FM SCA. Analyzed the data: KB ES FM GT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ES GT. Wrote the paper: GT KS ES.