About the Authors

Mariana C. Rocha

Current address: Institute for Ageing and Health, Centre for Brain Ageing and Vitality, Mitochondrial Research Group, Newcastle Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Affiliations Institute of Pharmacology and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, Unit of Neurosciences, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Paula A. Pousinha

Current address: Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire UMR7275 CNRS, Equipe Mécanismes moléculaires de la plasticité neuronale physiologique et pathologique, Sophia-Antipolis, Valbonne, France

Affiliations Institute of Pharmacology and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, Unit of Neurosciences, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Alexandra M. Correia

Affiliations Institute of Pharmacology and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, Unit of Neurosciences, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Ana M. Sebastião

Affiliations Institute of Pharmacology and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, Unit of Neurosciences, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Joaquim A. Ribeiro

jaribeiro@fm.ul.pt

Affiliations Institute of Pharmacology and Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, Unit of Neurosciences, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PAP MCR JAR AMC AMS. Performed the experiments: MCR. Analyzed the data: MCR PAP. Wrote the manuscript: MCR PAP JAR AMC AMS.