title: Thalamocortical synchronization and cognition: implications for schizophrenia?
abstract: Cognitive deficits are a core dysfunction in schizophrenia. In this issue of Neuron, Parnaudeau et al. (2013) investigated synchronization in thalamocortical pathways in an animal model to address the disconnection between brain regions as a mechanism for working memory impairments in the disorder.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow, Hillead St. 58, Glasgow, G12 8QB, UK. peter.uhlhaas@glasgow.ac.uk
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Uhlhaas
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roux
authors.forename: Wolf
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Singer