Barrels XXXII meeting report: whiskers in the windy city

Abstract

The 32nd Annual Barrels meeting was hosted at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois on October 17th and 18th, 2019. The annual meeting brings together researchers who utilize the rodent whisker-to-barrel system as a means to understand cortical function and development. This year’s meeting focussed on social behaviours, development and cerebellar functions within the barrel system and beyond.

Keywords:

• Whiskers
• barrel cortex
• vibrissa

Acknowledgements

Thanks to the organising committee; Solange Brown, Joshua C. Brumberg, Randy Bruno, Mitra Hartmann, Daniel O’Connor, Robert Sachdev, Gordon Shepherd Jr., and Jochen Staiger. The meeting was hosted by the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University and partially sponsored by Cambridge Electronic Design. Meeting assistance was provided by Drew Baughman.

Disclosure statement

The authors report no conflict of interest.