Spencer, KevinNestor, PaulNiznikiewicz, MargaretSalisbury, Dean F.Shenton, MarthaMcCarley, Robert William2016-09-152003Spencer, Kevin M., Paul G. Nestor, Margaret A. Niznikiewicz, Dean F. Salisbury, Martha E. Shenton, and Robert W. McCarley. 2003. Abnormal Neural Synchrony in Schizophrenia. J Neurosci 23, no. 19: 7407–7411.1529-2401http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:28520541Schizophrenia has been conceptualized as a failure of cognitive integration, and abnormalities in neural circuitry (particularly inhibitory interneurons) have been proposed as a basis for this disorder. We used measures of phase locking and phase coherence in the scalp-recorded electroencephalogram to examine the synchronization of neural circuits in schizophrenia. Compared with matched control subjects, schizophrenia patients demonstrated: (1) absence of the posterior component of the early visual gamma band response to Gestalt stimuli; (2) abnormalities in the topography, latency, and frequency of the anterior component of this response; (3) delayed onset of phase coherence changes; and (4) the pattern of anterior–posterior coherence increases in response to Gestalt stimuli found in controls was replaced by a pattern of interhemispheric coherence decreases in patients. These findings support the hypothesis that schizophrenia is associated with impaired neural circuitry demonstrated as a failure of gamma band synchronization, especially in the 40 Hz range.en-USschizophreniagamma band EEGphase synchronywavelet analysisvisual perceptioninhibitory interneuronsJournal Article2016-09-15