The concept of locally specialized functions dominates research on higher brain function
and its disorders. Locally specialized functions must be complemented by processes that …

Theoretical and methodological issues in the psychophysiology of the schizophrenic
process are reviewed. These include the importance of schizotypy with its compensatory …

Although context-processing deficits may be core features of schizophrenia, context remains
a poorly defined concept. To test Phillips & Silverstein's model, we need to operationalize …

Numerous searches have failed to identify a single co-occurrence of total blindness and
schizophrenia. Evidence that blindness causes loss of certain NMDA-receptor functions is …

Schizophrenics exhibit a deficit in theory of mind (ToM), but an intact theory of biology (ToB).
One explanation is that ToM relies on an independent module that is selectively damaged …

The additional arguments and evidence supplied by the commentaries strengthen the
hypothesis that underactivity of NMDA receptors produces impaired cognitive coordination …

Phillips & Silverstein emphasize the gain-control properties of NMDA synapses in cognitive
coordination. We endorse their view and suggest that NMDA synapses play a crucial role in …

Mechanisms that contribute to perceptual processing dysfunction in schizophrenia were
examined by Phillips & Silverstein, and formulated as involving disruptions in both local and …

N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) dysfunction plays a crucial role in schizophrenia,
leading to impairments in cognitive coordination. NMDAR agonists (eg, glycine) ameliorate …

It is proposed that cortical activity is normally coordinated across synaptically connected
areas and that this coordination supports cognitive coherence relations. This view is …