The Transmitter: Neuroscience News and Perspectives

On 22 January, the board of directors at Oregon Health & Science University plans to discuss a report outlining the cost of closing the Oregon National Primate Research Center in the event that the center loses 25 percent of its funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The Oregon state legislature requested the report in June following several incidents aimed at closing the center, including an ad campaign funded by the advocacy group Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a failed state bill and comments from Governor Tina Kotek. The board is accepting public comments about the report until 20 January at 12:30 U.S. Pacific time. The meeting next week will be livestreamed. —Calli McMurray

In Neuron, Alexandra M. Whiteley and Jason D. Shepherd highlight recent research on the roles of retrotransposons and endogenous retroviruses in brain function.