Perspectives of neurobiological research in schizophrenia

The relevance of neurobiologically oriented schizophrenia research has not yet received its deserved perception. A focus on key clinical features of schizophrenia such as cognitive dysfunction or their systematic study will lead to a better understanding of the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. However, it is believed that only paralleling human and animal studies will eventually improve the understanding of the molecular pathways, consequently leading to the symptom dimensions known in schizophrenia.