Ming-Chyi Pai

TL;DR: The percentage of HRAD in cognitively normal subjects are approximately 10%, which reveals that the potentially public-health problem of AD in normal population, which reveals the risk of suffering cognitive impairment in future is relatively high.

TL;DR: Pai and his colleagues have used experimentally designed tasks to test AD patients what they have called "the retrogenetic hypothesis of navigational ability" and have begun to explore this issue by using electrophysiological tools and yielded some results.

TL;DR: Examining the sense of location (SoL) in persons with mild AD, persons with prodromal AD, and those who were cognitively unimpaired showed distinct features among the three groups, which can be used to develop more delicate devices or instruments to detect, monitor, and aid spatial navigation in people with prAD and AD.

TL;DR: This study showed that spouse and direct relatives, comorbidities of musculoskeletal disease or diabetes, psychological symptoms of repetitive wording and behavior, previous discussion about patients’ intention, and believers of Taiwan folk belief are all positive influencing factors for surrogates to consent DNR directive for patients.

TL;DR: The authors of this issue addressed their discoveries on Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's disease, and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) also by investigating biological mechanisms that might act as protective factors and the efficacy of different types of cognitive training on cognitive functions and everyday life activities.