Cambridge Centre for Attention, Learning and Memory (CALM)
Children referred by practitioners working in educational or clinical services attended the Centre for Attention Learning and Memory (CALM), a research clinic at the Medical Research Council (MCR) Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge. The centre then recruited two groups of children aged 5 to 18 for the current study. The first group (referred to as the CALM group) were the children referred to the centre via health and education practitioners with problems in areas of attention, learning, and/or memory. The second group of children was a school-matched group who are developing typically.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
805 (participants)
200 (controls)
Age at first data collection
5 - 18 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The majority of children struggling at school in England.
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2014
Primary Institutions
University of Cambridge
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Medical Research Council (MRC)
University of Cambridge
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
