What was CALM?

 

In 2014 a research clinic for children with problems in the areas of attention, learning and/ or memory was established at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRC CBU). The clinic was located in the Centre for Attention, Learning and Memory (CALM), a family-friendly developmental research facility based at the MRC CBU. The MRC CBU is part of The University of Cambridge, funded through a strategic partnership between the Medical Research Council and the University.

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Our Mission

 

The mission of the CALM clinic was to identify the cognitive, behavioural, neural and genetic dimensions that underpin a broad range of cognitive difficulties faced in childhood. These data enabled us and our partners to identify phenotypes with the aim of understanding basic underpinning mechanisms, develop appropriate diagnostic techniques, and create new effective interventions. An intermediate benefit of the clinic was the establishment of a research panel that was used to recruit children with targeted cognitive and behavioural profiles for other research studies.