Barrels by the sea: Barrels XX meeting report

Author: Ramos Raddy   Brumberg Joshua  

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

ISSN: 1369-1651

Source: Somatosensory & Motor Research, Vol.25, Iss.1, 2008-01, pp. : 1-4

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Abstract

The 20th annual Barrels meeting brought together researchers who utilize behavioral, physiological, anatomical, and molecular techniques to understand the structure and function of the barrel system. Barrels XX featured talks on the role inhibition has in shaping cortical responses within the barrel system, the molecular cues that influence the development of the whisker-to-barrel system, and the synaptic plasticity that can shape responses within the system. The meeting highlighted why the whisker-to-barrel system is an ideal model to investigate the development of cortical circuitry and how its functioning can influence behavioral responses.