The ICMR has released the MUDRA Toolbox in five Indian languages.

The ICMR has released the MUDRA Toolbox in five Indian languages.

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Category : National Published on: October 09 2021

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  • The Multilingual Dementia Research and Assessment (MUDRA) toolbox was released by the Indian Council of Medical Research in five different Indian languages, including Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
  • The toolbox includes several features for assessing cognitive domains such as cognition, memory, visuospatial functions, and language.
  • MUDRA Toolbox is an initiative launched by the ICMR Neuro-Cognitive Tool Box (ICMR-NCTB) consortium to transform dementia and mild cognitive impairment research and clinical practises in India.

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  • ICMR is one of the oldest medical research bodies in the world for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research
  • Formation: 1911 (as IRFA)
  • Renamed as ICMR: 1949
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