THE ASSESSMENT OF NEUROBEHAVIORAL TOXICITY - SGOMSEC JOINT REPORT

Exposure to neurobehavioral toxicants is a problem of international sc ope. Although many different procedures are available for the assessme nt of human behavioral function, performance tests are displacing trad itional diagnostic tests for ascertaining the consequences of exposure to neurotoxic chemicals. Performance testing includes variables such as attention and concentration, sensory function, motor control, spati al relations, visuomotor coordination, memory, and affect. Special tes ts have also been devised for evaluating child development. One of the salient needs in these efforts is the construction of databases allow ing access to normative data.