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A major challenge in the treatment of schizophrenia is the development of new drugs that improve the cognitive symptoms associated with the disorder.To achieve this it is important to develop animal models that not only display cognitive dysfunction but also model the essential neurobiological features of schizophrenia.We have investigated various animal models of schizophrenia to obtain greater understanding of potential drug mechanisms that might be utilized to improve cognitive dysfunction.