“…α-bungarotoxin binding was performed as previously described (Mineur et al, 2016). Cardiac perfusion, tissue sectioning, and IF staining for c-Fos were performed as previously described (Lewis et al, 2015). Staining for Arc (guinea pig, 1 : 1000, Synaptic Systems 156005, Goettingen, Germany), CaMKII (mouse, 1 : 1000, Abcam ab22609 [6G9], Cambridge, MA, USA), GABA (rabbit, 1 : 500, Sigma-Aldrich A2052), or GFP (rabbit, 1 : 1000, Life Technologies 11122, Carlsbad, CA, USA) was performed as detailed in the Supplementary Materials and Methods.…”