The developing brain : a largely overlooked health endpoint in risk assessments for synthetic chemical substances

By: McElgunn, Barbara.
Series: International Journal of Disability Development and Education 57 (3) 2010: 315-330.Publisher: 2010Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): BEHAVIOUR DISORDERS | BEHAVIOURAL TOXICOLOGY | BRAIN DEVELOPMENT | DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICOLOGY | ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | LEARNING DISABILITY | NEUROTOXIC AGENTS | POLICY | RESEARCHSummary: Observes that a large body of experimental animal research on the neurotoxic effects of certain environmental chemicals provides evidence of a cascade of neurobehavioural effects. Considers that the role of developmental neurotoxicants as causative or contributory factors in children's learning and behavioural disorders warrants more attention in both research and policy.
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Observes that a large body of experimental animal research on the neurotoxic effects of certain environmental chemicals provides evidence of a cascade of neurobehavioural effects. Considers that the role of developmental neurotoxicants as causative or contributory factors in children's learning and behavioural disorders warrants more attention in both research and policy.

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