About the Authors

Tiziana Quarto

Affiliations Psychiatric Neuroscience Group, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, Italy, Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Giuseppe Blasi

Affiliation Psychiatric Neuroscience Group, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, Italy

Chiara Maddalena

Affiliation Department of Education Science, Psychology and Communication Science, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy

Giovanna Viscanti

Affiliation Psychiatric Neuroscience Group, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, Italy

Tiziana Lanciano

Affiliation Department of Education Science, Psychology and Communication Science, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy

Emanuela Soleti

Affiliation Department of Education Science, Psychology and Communication Science, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy

Ivan Mangiulli

Affiliation Department of Education Science, Psychology and Communication Science, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy

Paolo Taurisano

Affiliation Psychiatric Neuroscience Group, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, Italy

Leonardo Fazio

Affiliation Psychiatric Neuroscience Group, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, Italy

Alessandro Bertolino

Affiliations Psychiatric Neuroscience Group, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, Italy, pRED, NORD DTA, Hoffman-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland

Antonietta Curci

antonietta.curci@uniba.it

Affiliation Department of Education Science, Psychology and Communication Science, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal’s policy and declare the following competing interests: Dr. Alessandro Bertolino is a full time employee of Hoffman-La Roche, Ltd. All other authors report no potential conflicts of interest. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AC AB GB TQ TL. Performed the experiments: TQ GB GV LF PT IM CM. Analyzed the data: TQ GV LF PT IM CM ES. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AB AC. Wrote the paper: TQ GB TL ES AC AB.