Research report 2007 - Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
Neural synchrony as a mechanism for pathology and development in cortical networks
Authors
Uhlhaas, Peter J.
Departments
Neurophysiologie (Prof. Dr. Wolf Singer)
MPI für Hirnforschung, Frankfurt/Main
Summary
Neural synchrony represents a possible mechanism to coordinate distributed neural activity patterns in cortical networks. Evidence is emerging that besides a role for cognitive processes, neural synchrony may function as an important pathophysiological and developmental mechanism in neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia.