The Neurobehavioral Assessment Facility Core provides services for the Molecular Mechanisms Research Project and the Genetic Susceptiblity Research Project such as:

• Evaluating the functional development of the central nervous system, through the use of a Developmental Neurotoxicity Test Battery, which measures motor coordination, reflex responses, nociception, learning and memory and the appearance of developmental landmarks in mice.
• Providing the functional link between the Molecular Mechanisms and Genetic Susceptibility research projects by connecting dose-response studies in rodents with the potential for DA-induced functional changes. This will allow us to identify critical early lifestages where exposure to domoic acid may have especially devastating long-term functional consequences.