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The Journal of Neuroscience, August 6, 2003, 23(18):7012-7020
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Patterned Vision Causes CRE-Mediated Gene Expression in the Visual Cortex through PKA and ERK
Laura Cancedda,2 * Elena Putignano,2 * Soren Impey,3 Lamberto Maffei,1,2 Gian Michele Ratto,1 andTommaso Pizzorusso1,2 1Institute of Neuroscience of Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 56100 Pisa, Italy, 2Scuola Normale Superiore, 56100 Pisa, Italy, and 3Vollum Institute, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon 97201-3098
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Introduction
Normal visual experience during postnatal development is necessary for the maturation of visual cortical circuits and acts through molecular mechanisms that are still poorly understood. Recently, it has been shown that ERK (extracellular signal-regulated kinase) 1/2, protein kinase A (PKA), and CREB (cAMP response element-binding protein) are crucial factors for experience-dependent development of the visual cortex, but very little is known about the role of visual experience in their activation. Here, we show that visual stimulation after a brief period of dark rearing caused a transient ERK activation in the visual cortex. Visually induced ERK activation occurred primarily in excitatory neurons of layers II-III and VI and was prevented by binocular lid suture. ERK phosphorylation was strongly reduced by cortical infusion with the cAMP-PKA inhibitor Rp-8-Cl-cAMPS, thus establishing a link between PKA and ERK activation.To analyze the downstream consequences of ERK and PKA signaling, we studied the action of visual stimulation on transcription of genes controlled by CREB in transgenic mice carrying the LacZ reporter gene under the control of the CRE (cAMP response element) promoter. Visual stimulation triggered a prolonged episode of CRE-mediated gene expression in the visual cortex that was suppressed by infusion with the ERK inhibitor U0126. Cortical administration of Rp-8-Cl-cAMPS attenuated the experience-dependent activation of CRE-mediated gene transcription. These results show that ERK phosphorylation in visual cortical neurons represents a molecular readout of patterned visual stimuli and that visual activation of ERK involves the cAMP-PKA system. Finally, because CRE-mediated gene expression was totally dependent on ERK activation, we suggest that PKA action on CRE-mediated gene expression is mediated by ERK.
Key words: visual cortex; ERK; CREB; PKA; plasticity; visual stimulation
Introduction
The visual system reaches its mature form during a critical period of early postnatal development, in which electrical activity elicited by vision of spatial patterns has an essential role in sculpting cortical circuitry. The role of visual experience is highlighted by the effects of the suture of the eyelids of one eye (monocular deprivation). In this condition, vision of patterned stimuli through the sutured eye is impaired. As a consequence, cortical cells that are normally driven by both eyes become responsive almost exclusively to the nondeprived eye (Wiesel and Hubel, 1965). Notwithstanding 40 years of study of experience-dependent plasticity of the visual cortex, little is known about the intracellular mechanisms that convert patterned vision into modification of cortical circuits. Although recent experiments have demonstrated the implication in these processes of the three signaling molecules, ERK (extracellular signal-regulated kinase), protein kinase A (PKA), and CREB (cAMP response element-binding protein), the lack of knowledge on the signaling pathways, activated by patterned visual experience in cortical neurons, precludes the unification of the information in a comprehensive scheme that designs the cause-effect relationship between visually induced electrical activity, PKA, ERK, and CRE (cAMP response element)-mediated gene expression. Several studies have analyzed the interactions between these factors primarily in the in vitro system; however, the transferal of notions on signaling gathered in vitro to the behaving animal is not straightforward. Indeed, activity-dependent signaling is affected critically by the cellular context, characteristics of the in vitro model, and method of stimulation. For example, the picture of the relationship between PKA and CRE-mediated gene expression that emerges from in vitro studies is very variegated. PKA can act on CREB independently of ERK (Dash et al., 1991
Materials and Methods
Animals were used in accordance with protocols approved by the Italian Minister for Scientific Research. Control animals were exposed to a 12 hr light/dark cycle, with the light phase beginning at 6:00 A.M. All animals were killed at the same time of the day, between 8:00 and 9:00 A.M. Manipulations during dark rearing were performed in complete darkness using infrared viewers.Animal treatment. A group of animals was implanted with osmotic minipumps (0.5 µl/hr; ALZET 1007D; Alzet, Palo Alto, CA) connected to a cannula (gauge 30; model 1007D; Alzet) via PVC tubing at a location 4 mm anterior and 3 mm lateral to
for mice, and 5 mm anterior and 4 mm lateral for rats. Minipumps were filled with U0126 (250 µM; Promega, Madison, WI), Rp-8-Cl-cAMPS (20 mM; Biolog), or DMSO (1%).
Immunohistochemistry. A total of 33 Long-Evans Hooded rats and 16 C57BL6/J mice were used to study ERK activation. We used animals inside the critical period ranging from postnatal day (P) 23-P27. Transcardial perfusion was executed with ice-cold 4% paraformaldehyde in 0.1 M TBS and 1 mM sodium orthovanadate, pH 7.4 (TBSV). Brains were quickly removed and cryoprotected in 30% sucrose overnight and then 35 µm coronal sections were cut on cryostat and processed for phosphorylated ERK (pERK) immunohistochemistry. Free-floating sections were subjected to a 1 hr block (TBSV containing 10% BSA and 0.3% Triton X-100) followed by incubation with pERK antibody (1:1000; Sigma, St. Louis, MO) (in TBSV containing 5% BSA and 0.1% Triton X-100). The reaction was completed with biotinylated secondary antibody (1:200; Vector Laboratories, Burlingame, CA) followed by Extravidin-Cy3 (1: 1000; Sigma). For double immunostaining, GFAP (1:500; Dako, Carpinteria, CA), neuronal-specific nuclear protein (1:500; Chemicon, Temecula, CA), and GAD 67 (1:500; Chemicon) were added after the end of pERK immunohistochemistry. The reactions were then completed with Alexa 488-conjugated (1:400 for GFAP and NeuN; Molecular Probes, Eugene, OR) or fluorescein-conjugated secondary antibodies (1:300 for GAD 67; Jackson ImmunoResearch, West Grove, PA). Slices were coded, and confocal images (Olympus FV-300; Olympus Optical, Melville, NY) of at least six representative fields for each animal were acquired blind. All sections were acquired in random order in a single session to minimize fluctuation in laser output and degradation of fluorescence. Images were analyzed through custom-made software to count positive neurons and measure their fluorescence intensity. The code was broken only at the end of the analysis process.
X-gal histochemistry. We used 82 CRE-LacZ transgenic mice (Impey et al., 1996
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Table 1. Percentage of cases expressing transgene on the total of heterozygous CRE-LacZ mice
pERK activation in cultured neurons. Cultures were prepared from rat visual cortex (P1) as described previously (Pizzorusso et al., 2000
Results
Experience-dependent activation of ERK and CRE-mediated gene expression in the visual cortex was measured at different times from the onset of an episode of visually driven activity. Such a visual stimulation was provided by exposing the animals to a normal visual environment after a brief period of complete darkness.Visual experience causes transient ERK phosphorylation in vivo
Rats and mice that were within the critical period for ocular dominance plasticity (P23-P27) were placed in darkness for 3 d. A group of control animals was anesthetized while still in complete darkness and immediately perfused. Three other experimental groups were perfused after exposure to normal visual environment for 5, 15, and 40 min. Immunohistochemistry with an antibody that binds specifically to pERK was performed on slices from all experimental groups (Fig. 1). Visual stimulation caused a strong increase of the pERK signal in the visual cortex (Fig. 1A), as shown in representative fields of the superficial layers of the binocular visual cortex (Fig. 1B). pERK induction was expressed by both an augmented fluorescence and an increase in the number of positive cells. Quantification of data for each experimental group is shown in Figure 1C. In all experiments, image acquisition and data analysis were performed by an operator who was blind to the treatment. Visual stimulation induced a rapid increase of the number of pERK positive cells that was clearly discernible after 5 min of visual activity and peaked at 15 min [percentage, with respect to the dark-reared (Dr) control group kept in darkness: 190 ± 21% rat, 5 min; 215 ± 16% rat, 15 min; 228 ± 18% mouse, 15 min). This activation was transient because 40 min after the beginning of visual stimulation, the amount of pERK positive profiles returned to the baseline level held by the Dr group (92 ± 25% rats; 70 ± 20% mice). No significant difference in the temporal evolution of ERK activation was observed between rats and mice (Fig. 1C).
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Figure 1. Visual experience induced ERK phosphorylation in the visual cortex after a 3 d period of obscurity during the critical period. A, pERK immunofluorescence of a transverse section of a mouse brain approximately -3 mm from bregma, 15 min after return to light. Positive cells were concentrated in the primary (Oc1) and secondary (Oc2) visual cortices. B, Fields of layers II-III in rats exposed to light for the specified time. C, pERK-positive cells were counted in fields (0.49 mm2) centered on the binocular cortex. Open symbols show the average count for each animal and the average ± SEM for each experimental group. Two-way ANOVA showed no effect of the species (p = 0.234) and a significant effect of the time (p < 0.001). The density of pERK-positive cells was significantly different from Dr at 5 and 15 min (p < 0.05) but not at 40 min (p > 0.05; Tukey tests). The horizontal bar with an asterisk indicates that the groups are statistically different, and the open circle indicates statistical identity. D, Left, Double immunostaining for pERK (red) and the neuronal marker NeuN (green). In layers II-III, 25% of the neuronal population was pERK positive after 15 min of visual activity. Right, pERK-positive neurons had a characteristic pyramidal morphology. E, Immunostaining for pERK and GAD67 (green) shows that the vast majority of pERK-positive neurons was excitatory, as quantified in the pie diagram (three animals). F, Double immunostaining for NeuN and pERK shows that pERK-positive neurons were distributed primarily in the superficial layers of the cortex. Counting has been performed on a single optical section at the confocal microscope, dividing the cortex in bins of 100 µm thick. Averages of counting on two slices were obtained from three separate rats. Identical results have been obtained in mice. Scale bars: A, 1 mm; B, 100 µm; D, 20 µm; E, 40 µm.
To characterize the populations of pERK-positive cells, we performed double immunostaining of cortical slices from the group exposed to light for 15 min. Immunostaining for pERK and astrocytic marker GFAP showed no colocalization between these antigens (data not shown). The neuronal nature of pERK-positive cells was confirmed by double immunostaining with the neuronal marker NeuN and by a clear pyramidal morphology (Fig. 1D). Immunostaining for pERK and GAD 67 revealed that, in layers II-III, only 6% of the GAD 67-positive profiles are also positive to pERK (18 of 297) (Fig. 1E). The remaining pERK-positive cells (396) did not colocalize with GAD 67 and were therefore excitatory. In most cells, the pERK staining was rather uniformly distributed in the cytoplasm, nucleus, and proximal segment of primary dendrites (Fig. 1D). However, occasionally, cells with a low nuclear staining were observed (Fig. 1E), but their number did not correlate with the treatment and varied from animal to animal, possibly reflecting differences in the preparation of the tissue for immunohistochemistry.
Neurons that were positive for pERK were unevenly distributed across the cortical layers. Sections of the primary visual cortex were processed for pERK and NeuN immunoreactivity, and cells positive for the two stainings were counted in 100 µm thick bins along the cortical thickness (Fig. 1F). The fraction of pERK-positive cells, with respect to the total number of neurons, peaked in layers II-III, in which
25% of the total neuronal population was pERK positive, and peaked in layer VI. In contrast, the fraction of pERK-positive neurons was much lower in layers IV and V (Fig. 1F).
Anesthesia is a condition that is known to impair many forms of plasticity; for example, repeated administrations of anesthetic prevent the effect of monocular deprivation (Rauschecker and Hahn, 1987
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Figure 2. ERK phosphorylation induced by visual activity required wakefulness. A, Fifteen rats were kept in darkness for 3 d and then nine animals received an intraperitoneal injection of urethane (n = 5) or saline before being returned to light for 15 min. The remaining six rats were kept in darkness and acted as controls. Anesthetized animals had a level of pERK phosphorylation comparable with the Dr controls (dotted line), whereas saline-injected animals had normal activation (one-way ANOVA; p < 0.01; post hoc Tukey test; light plus urethane vs Dr, p > 0.05, and vs light, p < 0.05). B, An anesthetic concentration of urethane did not directly inhibit ERK phosphorylation. Cultured neurons from the visual cortex were processed for pERK immunostaining after a pulse of 90 mM KCl in the presence of 10 mM urethane and under control conditions. Each symbol represents the average counting obtained from several fields acquired on each coverslip, and filled symbols indicate mean ± SEM. One-way ANOVA (p < 0.05) followed by post hoc Student-Newman-Keuls test shows that KCl and KCl plus urethane did not differ between each other (p > 0.05) and were statistically different from saline or urethane (p < 0.05). Urethane, per se, did not affect pERK levels (p > 0.05). C, Fields showing pERK immunostaining in the indicated conditions. Scale bar, 50 µm.
Visual experience induces CRE-mediated gene expression through ERK activation
Next, we investigated whether ERK activation, induced by visual stimulation, was followed by CRE-mediated gene expression by using transgenic mice carrying the LacZ reporter gene under the control of a minimal promoter driven by five copies of the CRE promoter (Impey et al., 1996
-galactosidase, the product of the LacZ gene, can be assayed by a histochemical reaction that produces a blue precipitate in cells in which CRE-mediated gene expression occurred. Because of the heterogeneous expression of LacZ in animals derived from the same founder (Impey et al., 1996
Visual stimulation activated CRE-mediated gene expression, as demonstrated by mere visual inspection of the processed brains (Fig. 3A). The visual cortex of the group that returned to light appeared blue against a clear background. Infusion of U0126 to one hemisphere completely prevented the expression of LacZ in the treated hemisphere but not in the contralateral cortex. Figure 3B shows examples of X-gal staining from the different experimental groups.
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Figure 3. Visual experience after a 3 d period of darkness caused CRE-mediated gene expression to be dependent on ERK activation. A, Brains that reacted for X-gal histochemistry show that the visual cortex was densely populated with positive neurons. Treatment with the ERK kinase inhibitor U0126 completely suppressed CRE-mediated gene expression in the treated but not in the control hemisphere. B, Fields from superficial layers of the visual cortex in the indicated conditions. C, Quantification of the density of positive cells (1 mm2 fields). Dr has significantly less positive cells than mice kept in a normal visual environment (Nor) (t test; p < 0.01). Exposure to light significantly increased the number of positive cells, an effect completely prevented by U0126 but not by its vehicle (one-way ANOVA; p < 0.01; post hoc Tukey test; p < 0.05). The Dr plus light (Dr+L) group was composed of eight mice plus an additional 12 cortices from the control side of the minipump experiments. D, Two and 12 hr of visual experience equally activated CRE-mediated gene expression (one-way ANOVA; p < 0.01; post hoc Tukey test; p < 0.01). E, Thirty minutes of visual experience followed by 90 min of darkness was sufficient to trigger CRE-mediated gene expression to a level not significantly different from visual stimulation for the same period of time (t test; p = 0.64). Gene expression was not maintained in the absence of visual experience, because if the 30 min stimulation was followed by 11.5 hr of darkness, the number of X-gal-positive cells was strongly decreased (t test; p < 0.01). F, Distribution of X-gal-positive cells throughout the cortical depth. Scale bars, 50 µm. Asterisks and circles indicate groups that are statistically different or identical, respectively. Open symbols indicate data from a single animal; filled symbols are the averages.
The density of cells with
Recent experiments observe a high density of LacZ-positive cells in the visual cortex contralateral to the nondeprived eye of monocularly deprived CRE-LacZ mice (Pham et al., 1999
Kinetics of CRE-mediated gene expression
Because the peak of ERK phosphorylation occurred between 5 and 40 min after the return of Dr animals to normal visual environment, we asked whether we could detect any sign of CRE-mediated gene expression at a shorter time than 12 hr. A group of Dr mice was killed 2 hr after returning to light. At this time, the density of X-gal-positive cells was not significantly different from the density observed after 12 hr of exposure to light. Because the turnover ofFurthermore, because pERK peaks within 30 min from induction, we wondered whether exposure to normal visual environment for this duration would be sufficient to drive gene expression. Two groups of Dr mice received the following treatments. The first group was returned to light for 30 min and then returned to complete darkness for an additional 90 min period (Fig. 3E, 30'). This additional period of dark rearing restricted visual experience to the time when ERK activation peaked and allowed a subsequent lag period for
The brief episode of light exposure evoked a level of CRE-mediated gene expression that, 2 hr after the beginning of treatment (30 min of light plus 90 min of darkness), was identical to the level caused by continuous exposure to light for the same time. This indicates that 30 min of visual experience was sufficient to induce CRE-mediated gene expression, which, given the kinetics of ERK activation, is consistent with a causal role for ERK in experience-dependent CRE-mediated gene expression. However, the maintenance of LacZ expression was impaired by the return to darkness. Indeed, after 11.5 hr of obscurity, the density of positive cells returned almost to the Dr level. Another spatio-temporal aspect of visual experience-dependent gene expression is reflected by the distribution of positive cells across the thickness of the visual cortex (Fig. 3F). Measures of cell density (in 100 µm thick bins) in the function of cortical depth show that 2 hr after return to light, the distribution of X-gal-positive cells is maximum toward the surface of the cortex, whereas 10 hr later, more cells are recruited in the deeper cortical layers. These experiments showed that a 30 min exposure to normal visual environment is sufficient to activate CRE-mediated gene expression, and that continuous exposure to normal environment is required for prolonged expression.
Light-induced ERK activation and CRE-mediated gene expression require patterned visual stimulation
The effects of visual deprivations are thought to be attributable to the lack of patterned visual stimulation through the deprived eye(s). The loss of cortical response to the deprived eye that is typically caused by unilateral suture of the eyelids is also present when one eye is deprived of patterned visual stimuli by unilateral blur (Christen and Mower, 1987A group of rats received a bilateral eyelid suture before the beginning of the 3 d period of dark rearing and were exposed to light for 15 min before being killed. As shown in Figure 4A, binocular deprivation prevented ERK activation by visual experience. Consistently, 12 hr after the end of dark rearing, X-gal staining in binocularly deprived CRE-LacZ mice was more than threefold lower than in nondeprived animals exposed to light for the same period of time (Fig. 4B).
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Figure 4. Pattern vision was required for ERK phosphorylation and CRE-mediated gene expression. A, Three rats in the critical period were deprived of pattern vision by binocular deprivation (BD). After 3 d in darkness, they were returned to light for 15 min. Two additional rats were returned to light with open eyelids, and four rats remained in darkness and acted as controls. PERK-positive cell counting is expressed as a fraction of control. BD completely suppressed pERK activation after returning to light (Kruskal-Wallis one-way ANOVA on ranks, p = 0.004; post hoc Dunn's method BD vs light, p < 0.05, and vs Dr, p > 0.05). B, A similar protocol of BD and dark rearing was applied to the CRE-LacZ mice (see Table 1). Cell densities are shown normalized to the density of control mice that were kept in a normal light/dark cycle. BD drastically reduced the gene expression 12 hr after returning to light (one-way ANOVA, p < 0.001; post hoc Tukey test, BD vs light, p < 0.05, vs Dr and norm, p > 0.05).
cAMP signaling is required for CRE-mediated gene expression
Inhibition of cAMP signaling by Rp-8-Cl-cAMPS blocks ocular dominance plasticity induced by monocular deprivation (Beaver et al., 2001
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Figure 5. Inhibition of cAMP signaling reduced visually driven CRE-mediated gene expression and ERK phosphorylation. A, CRE-LacZ mice were implanted with osmotic minipumps that delivered either vehicle or Rp-8-Cl-cAMPS to the visual cortex. After 3 d in darkness, the animals were returned to light for 12 hr before being killed and histochemistry. The density of X-gal-positive cells in Rp-8-Cl-cAMPS-treated cortices was reduced with respect to the untreated cortex of the same animal (paired t test; p < 0.05) but was increased with respect to Dr (t test; p < 0.05). Vehicle treatment was ineffective (paired t test; p > 0.05). B, Ratio of pERK-positive cells in the treated vs untreated cortex of eight rats implanted with osmotic minipumps as above. After 3 d in darkness, the animals were returned to light for 15 min before being killed. The density of pERK-positive neurons was clearly reduced by the infusion of Rp-8-Cl-cAMPS (paired t test; untreated cortex vs treated cortex of the same animal; p < 0.05), although it was increased with respect to Dr rats (t test; p < 0.05). The treatment with vehicle did not affect ERK activation (paired t test; p > 0.05). Open symbols indicate data from each animal; filled symbols are the group averages.
Discussion
In this study, we demonstrate that ERK, cAMP-PKA, and CREB are part of a single experience-dependent transduction pathway, thus unifying into a single interpretative framework (Fig. 6), recent results that have demonstrated the necessity of these factors for ocular dominance plasticity (Beaver et al., 2001
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Figure 6. ERK pathway in the visual cortex. Neurotrophins and electrical activity modulate ERK through two separate pathways that converge on the ERK kinase MEK. The neurotrophin signal is conveyed from the tyrosine kinase receptors (trk) to Ras by the Shc-Grb2-sos intermediates (S-G2-s), leading to activation of ERK and CREB (Ginty et al., 1994
Specificity of visually induced ERK activation
Signaling through the ERK pathway is critical for synaptic plasticity (Sweatt, 2001The importance of the pattern of incoming electrical activity for ERK induction is highlighted by the lack of ERK activation in animals exposed to light with bilateral eyelid suture, a condition in which visually driven electrical activity lacks the high-frequency spiking that is characteristic of pattern vision. This finding emphasizes the ability of ERK to respond specifically to the patterns of electrical activity that are essential for synapse stabilization during development. The presence of such a specificity of activation is also suggested by the lack of visually driven ERK activation in anesthetized rats. Indeed, anesthesia is known to prevent ocular dominance plasticity (Rauschecker and Hahn, 1987
Visual experience uses the cAMP-PKA system and ERK to regulate CRE-mediated gene expression
CREB is a calcium-activated transcription factor that regulates the expression of genes bearing a CRE promoter (Lonze and Ginty, 2002What are the cellular events that mediate the effects of visual experience on CRE-mediated gene expression? Studies on cultured neurons have shown that activation of CREB-mediated transcription by electrical activity relies on the activation of signaling pathways involving ERK, cAMP-PKA, and CaMKs (calmodulin-dependent protein kinase) (West et al., 2001
Inhibition of cAMP signaling by the analog Rp-8-Cl-cAMPS strongly reduced visually induced ERK phosphorylation. Increased levels of cAMP can cause ERK phosphorylation (Martin et al., 1997
Our data show that the infusion with Rp-8-Cl-cAMPS strongly attenuated CRE-mediated gene expression triggered by visual experience, demonstrating that the integrity of both the ERK and PKA pathways is required for proper long-lasting activation of CREB-dependent gene expression. The most economical interpretation of these data is that cAMP-PKA acts only upstream of ERK. In keeping with this possibility, previous studies showed that the PKA-dependent activation of ERK mediates the depolarization-induced initiation of the CRE-mediated gene expression in neuronal cultures (Impey et al., 1998
Recent results demonstrate that the mutation of the autophosphorylation site of
CaMKII causes impairments in ocular dominance plasticity (Taha et al., 2002
Footnotes
Received Apr. 2, 2003; revised May. 12, 2003; accepted May. 16, 2003.This work was supported by Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca COFIN 2001 and 2002, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Project SP-5, Progetto Strategico Neuroscienze Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, and Fondo per gli Investimenti della Ricerca Projects RBNE019J7C_004 and RBNE01RZH4_002.
Correspondence should be addressed to Gian Michele Ratto, Institute of Neuroscience of Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Moruzzi 1, 56100 Pisa, Italy. E-mail: gimmi{at}in.pi.cnr.it.
Copyright © 2003 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/03/237012-09$15.00/0
* L.C. and E.P. contributed equally to this work.
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