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49
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7832
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6029
National Ranking
91

Psychology

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47
Citations
7503
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6240
National Ranking
60

Overview

Agnes S. Chan is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a significant focus on Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work covers several main topics, including Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research.

Agnes S. Chan has published papers in notable venues such as the Journal of Alzheimer s Disease, Brain Sciences, Scientific Reports, Digital Health, and Ageing Research Reviews, contributing multiple works to each. The Journal of Alzheimer s Disease stands out as their most frequent publication venue.

Frequent collaborators include Tsz-lok Lee, Michael K. Yeung, Yvonne M. Y. Han, Mei-chun Cheung, and Sophia L. Sze, with the highest number of joint publications being with Tsz-lok Lee.

Notable papers authored or co-authored include:

  • Photobiomodulation Enhances Memory Processing in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study, 2021, Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • Functional near-infrared spectroscopy reveals decreased resting oxygenation levels and task-related oxygenation changes in mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review, 2020, Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • A Systematic Review of the Application of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to the Study of Cerebral Hemodynamics in Healthy Aging, 2020, Neuropsychology Review
  • Digital Cognitive Biomarker for Mild Cognitive Impairments and Dementia: A Systematic Review, 2022, Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Neurophysiological and behavioral effects of multisession prefrontal tDCS and concurrent cognitive remediation training in patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD): A double-blind, randomized controlled fNIRS study, 2022, Brain stimulation

Best Publications

  • Music Training Improves Verbal but Not Visual Memory: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Explorations in Children

    Yim-Chi Ho;Mei-Chun Cheung;Agnes S. Chan

  • Music training improves verbal memory

    Agnes S. Chan;Yim-Chi Ho;Mei-Chun Cheung

  • An assessment of the semantic network in patients with alzheimer's disease

    Agnes S. Chan;Nelson Butters;Jane S. Paulsen;David P. Salmon

  • Cognitive and neuropathologic correlates of Stroop Color-Word Test performance in Alzheimer's disease.

    Mark W. Bondi;Adam B. Serody;Agnes S. Chan;Sonja C. Eberson-Shumate

  • Impairment of the semantic network in schizophrenia.

    Jane S. Paulsen;Jane S. Paulsen;Ramon Romero;Ramon Romero;Agnes Chan;Agnes Chan;Amy V. Davis;Amy V. Davis

  • The deterioration of semantic memory in Alzheimer's disease.

    David P. Salmon;Nelson Butters;Agnes S. Chan

  • Cognitive function of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma with and without temporal lobe radionecrosis.

    Mei-chun Cheung;Agnes S. Chan;Stephen C. Law;John H. Chan

  • Confrontation naming in Chinese patients with left, right or bilateral brain damage.

    Rebecca W. Cheung;Mei-Chun Cheung;Agnes S. Chan

  • A Chinese Mind-Body Exercise Improves Self-Control of Children with Autism: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Agnes S. Chan;Sophia L. Sze;Nicolson Y. Siu;Eliza M. Lau

  • Neuropsychological sequelae of patients treated with microsurgical clipping or endovascular embolization for anterior communicating artery aneurysm.

    Agnes Chan;Salina Ho;Wai-sang Poon

  • Quantitative electroencephalographic profiles for children with autistic spectrum disorder

    Agnes S. Chan;Sophia L. Sze;Mei-chun Cheung

  • Dimensionality and clustering in the semantic network of patients with Alzheimer's disease.

    Agnes S. Chan;Nelson Butters;David P. Salmon;Kathryn A. McGuire

  • Phase II study of alpha-tocopherol in improving the cognitive function of patients with temporal lobe radionecrosis

    Agnes S. Chan;Mei-Chun Cheung;Stephen C. Law;John H. Chan

  • Effects of soy isoflavone supplementation on cognitive function in Chinese postmenopausal women: a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial.

    Suzanne C. Ho;Agnes S. Y. Chan;Yee Ping Ho;Edwin K. F. So

  • The deterioration of semantic networks in patients with Alzheimer's disease: A cross-sectional study

    Agnes S Chan;Nelson Butters;Nelson Butters;David P Salmon

  • Impact of radionecrosis on cognitive dysfunction in patients after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

    Mei-Chun Cheung;Agnes S. Chan;Stephen C. Law;John H. Chan

  • Executive function deficits and neural discordance in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Agnes S. Chan;Mei chun Cheung;Yvonne Ming Yee Han;Sophia L. Sze

  • Performance of 7- to 95-year-old individuals in a Chinese version of the category fluency test.

    Agnes S. Chan;Maggie W. Poon

  • Association between mind-body and cardiovascular exercises and memory in older adults.

    Agnes S. Chan;Yim Chi Ho;Mei Chun Cheung;Marilyn S. Albert

  • Comparison of Pueraria lobata with hormone replacement therapy in treating the adverse health consequences of menopause.

    Jean Woo;Edith Lau;Suzanne C. Ho;Francis Cheng

  • Photobiomodulation improves the frontal cognitive function of older adults

    Agnes S. Chan;Tsz Lok Lee;Michael K. Yeung;Michael R. Hamblin;Michael R. Hamblin

Frequent Co-Authors

David P. Salmon
David P. Salmon University of California, San Diego
Jean Woo
Jean Woo Chinese University of Hong Kong
Helen F.K. Chiu
Helen F.K. Chiu Chinese University of Hong Kong
David Shum
David Shum Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Nelson Butters
Nelson Butters University of California, San Diego
Jane S. Paulsen
Jane S. Paulsen University of Wisconsin–Madison
Claire Murphy
Claire Murphy San Diego State University
Vincent Mok
Vincent Mok Chinese University of Hong Kong
Linda C. W. Lam
Linda C. W. Lam Chinese University of Hong Kong
Steven Nordin
Steven Nordin Umeå University

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