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Neurotoxicology Division (NTD)
Mission & Objectives
NTD Navigation
The Neurotoxicology Division has responsibility for planning and developing methodology to quantify and characterize the neurotoxicity of chemicals; determining whether there is a causal relationship between an environmental contaminant and adverse health effects; elucidating the relationship between dose and biological response; and providing relevant toxicological data on specific environmental agents or mixtures to the Agency. This may be accomplished through research conducted within the intramural program or in collaboration with scientists at universities, industrial laboratories, private research institutions, or other governmental agencies.
The Overall Objective of the Neurotoxicology Division is to provide the scientific basis and technological means to predict with minimum uncertainty whether or not an environmental agent will produce neurotoxicity in humans. The Overall Approach is to model neurotoxic effects in laboratory animals and then use data collected in animals to make predictions about possible neurotoxic risks in humans. Since the nervous system is a highly complex and interconnected organ, multidisciplinary approaches involving all levels of nervous system integration are essential.
