(A) Our centerintegrates the knowledge of brain science from the west and the Chinese philosophy of Chan (禪) and mind-body practices (養生) as the foundation of our intervention;
(B)Our center adopts evidence-based intervention methods;
(C)Our center has developed a series of evidenced-based intervention approaches and assessment tools based upon our over-a-decade cumulative experience in research and clinical application. Examples of the intervention approaches and assessment tools are as follows:
Dejian Mind-body InterventionTM
Brain•Intelligence•Psychological TrainingTM
Hong Kong List Learning Test
Dementia Rating Scale (DRS) Chinese Version
Scientific evidence includes:
Au, A., Chan, A. S., & Chiu, H. (2003). Verbal learning in Alzheimer’s dementia. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 9, 363-375.
Chan, A. S., & Cheung, M. C. (2007). Pre-activating the mesial temporal lobe facilitates learning. Neuroscience Letters, 411, 194-199.
Chan, A. S., Cheung, M. C., Han, Y. M. Y., Sze, S. L., Leung, W. W. (In press). Executive function deficits and neural discordance in children with autism spectrum disorders. Clinical Neurophysiology.
Chan, A. S., Cheung, M. C., Ho. Y. C., & Wu, J. H. (2000). Localized brain activation by selective tasks improves specific cognitive functions in humans. Neuroscience Letters, 283, 162-164.
Chan, A. S., Cheung, M. C, Law, S. C., & Chan, J. H. (2003). Phase II study of alpha-tocopherol in improving the cognitive function of patients with temporal lobe radionecrosis. Cancer, 100, 398-404.
Chan, A. S., Cheung, M. C., & Sze, S. L. (2008). Effect of mind/body training on children with behavioral and learning problems: a randomized controlled study. In BN DeLuca (Ed). Mind-Body and Relaxation Research Focus, pp.165-193. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
Chan, A. S., Cheung, M. C., Tsui, W. J., Sze, S. L., & Shi, D. (in press). Dejian mind-body intervention on depressive mood of community-dwelling adults: a randomized controlled trial. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Chan, A. S., Choi, A., Chiu, H., & Lam, L. (2003). Clinical validity of the Chinese version of Mattis Dementia Rating Scale in differentiating dementia of Alzheimer’s type in Hong Kong. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 9, 45-55.
Chan, A. S., Choi, M.K., & Salmon, D. P. (2001). The effects of age, education, and gender on the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale performance of elderly Chinese and American individuals. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 56B, 356-363.
Chan, A. S., Ho, S., & Poon, W. S. (2002). Neuropsychological sequelae of patients treated with microsurgical clipping or endovascular embolization for anterior communicating artery aneurysm. European Neurology, 47, 37-44.
Chan, A. S., Ho, Y. C., & Cheung, M. C. (1998). Music training improves verbal memory. Nature, 396, 128.
Chan, A. S., Ho, Y. C., Cheung, M. C., Albert, M. S., Chiu, H., & Lam, L. (2005). Association between mind-body and cardiovascular exercises and memory in older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 53, 1754-1760.
Chan, A. S., Kwok, I. C., Chiu, H., Lam, L., Pang, A., & Chow, L. (2000). Memory and organizational strategies in chronic and acute schizophrenic patients. Schizophrenia Research, 41, 431-445.
Chan, A. S., Shum, D., & Cheung, R. W. Y. (2003). Recent development of cognitive and neuropsychological assessment in Asian countries. Psychological Assessment, 15, 257-267.
Chan, A. S., Sze, S. L., & Shi, D. (2008). Traditional Chinese mind-body exercises improve self control ability of an adolescent with Asperger’s disorder. Journal of Psychology in Chinese Societies, 9, 225-239.
Cheung, M. C., & Chan, A. S. (2003). Memory impairment in humans after bilateral damage to lateral temporal neocortex. NeuroReport, 14, 371-374.
Cheung, M. C., Chan, A. S., Chan, Y. L., Lam, J. M. K., & Lam, W. (2006). Effects of Illness Duration on Memory Processing of Patients with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Epilepsia, 47, 1320-1328.
Cheung, M. C., Chan, A. S., Law, S. C., Chan, J. H., & Tse, V. K. (2000). Cognitive function of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma with and without temporal lobe radionecrosis. Archives of Neurology, 57, 1347-1352.
Cheung, M. C., Chan, A. S., Law, S. C., Chan, J. H., & Tse, V. K. (2003). Impact of radionecrosis on cognitive dysfunction in patients after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Cancer, 97, 2019-2026.
Ho, Y., Cheung, M., & Chan, A.S. (2003). Music training improves verbal but not visual memory: cross-sectional and longitudinal explorations in children. Neuropsychology, 17, 439-450.
Lam, L. C. W., Tang, N. L. S., Ma, S., Lui, V. W. C., Chan, A. S., Leung, P. Y., & Chiu, H. (2006). Apolipoprotein epsilon-4 allele and the two-year progression of cognitive function in Chinese subjects with late-onset Alzheimer's disease. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, 21, 92-99.
Woo, J., Lau, E., Ho, S. C., Cheng, F., Chan, C., Chan, A. S., Haines, C. J., Chan, T. Y., Li, M. & Sham, A. (2003). Comparison of Pueraria lobata with hormone replacement therapy in treating the adverse health consequence of menopause. Menopause, 10, 352-361.
