About the Authors

Maria Paola Cecchini

mariapaola.cecchini@univr.it

Affiliation Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, Anatomy and Histology Section, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Dario Viviani

Affiliation U.O. Pediatria, Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria, Negrar, Italy

Marco Sandri

Affiliation Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, Anatomy and Histology Section, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Antje Hähner

Affiliation Smell & Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Dresden, Germany

Thomas Hummel

Affiliation Smell & Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School, Dresden, Germany

Carlo Zancanaro

Affiliation Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, Anatomy and Histology Section, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CZ MPC TH. Performed the experiments: MPC. Analyzed the data: MS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CZ DV. Wrote the paper: MPC CZ TH AH. Down syndrome recruitment: DV.