Last week, a group of genetic neuroscientists gathered together at Colby-Sawyer College in rural New Hampshire for the first-ever Neural Genetics and Epigenetics Gordon Research Conference. About 120 researchers from around the world presented work over five days on multiple aspects of neuronal epigenetic regulation, including chromatin modifications, DNA methylation machinery, and chromatin organization in both health and disease. At the end of the meeting, The Transmitter talked to its organizers about the science they plan to follow. The Transmitter: What were some of the major themes and takeaways you noticed at the conference? We need that type of cross talk from different kinds of fields to better understand epigenetics in neuroscience.