Decreased Somal Size of Deep Layer 3 Pyramidal Neurons in the Prefrontal Cortex of Subjects With Schizophrenia

Abstract
WORKING memory is impaired in persons with schizophrenia,1,2 and these abnormalities are associated with altered function of the dorsal prefrontal cortex (dPFC).3,4 In addition, studies in nonhuman primates indicate that working memory requires the integrity of dPFC connections with other cortical regions and the thalamus.5,6