Dr. LAM, Lok-hang Tommy

Assistant Professor

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neuromodulation, Brain health, Aging, Executive functions, Mental health

PhD in Neuroscience and Neurological Rehabilitation, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

 

Du, X., Yuan, S.,Lam, T. L. H.,  Browning, M. H. E. M., & Tan, Z. (2026). Concordance between psychological and physiological measures of nature contact’s mental benefits: A systematic review and exploratory synthesis. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 109, Article 102863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102863

Fu, Y., Yang, P. B., Lam, T. L. H. Lau, B. W. M., & Tan, D. G. H. (2025). The effect of the natural environment on cognition, mood and stress in adults: A systematic review. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 107, Article 102802. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102802

Zhang, J. J., Zeng, R. R., Tang, M., Bai, Z., Lin, R., Sui, Y., Gong, Y., Lam, T. L. H., Mehler, D. M. A., Ziemann, U., & Fong, K. N. K. (2025). Modulation of poststroke motor cortex activity by metaplasticity-inducted theta burst stimulation: A concurrent TMS-EEG study. Brain Stimulation, 18(6), 1883–1886. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2025.10

Lin, R., Zhang, J. J., Zhong, L., Chan, S. S. Y., Kwong, P. W. H., Lorentz, L., Shaikh, U. J., Lam, T. L. H., Mehler, D. M. A., Fong, K. N. K. (2024). Does repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation have a beneficial effect on improving unilateral spatial neglect caused by stroke? A meta-analysis. Journal of Neurology, 271(10), 6494–6507. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-024-12612-w

Zhang, J. J., Bai, Z., Mehler, D. M. A., Kwong, P. W. H., Lam, T. L. H., Fong, K. N. K. (2024). Modulating Low-Frequency Oscillations in Post-stroke Brains Using Priming Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 60(4), 591–593. https://doi.org/10.23736/S1973-9087.24.08431-4

Chan, S. C. C., Lam, T. L. H., Fong, K. N. K., Pang, M. Y. C., Chan, C. C. H. (2016). Generalization of Context-Specific Training in Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Event-Related Potential Study. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, 6(3), 568–579. https://doi.org/10.1159/000453546

Lam, T. L. H., Lam, B. Y. H., Li, A. W. O., Ng, R., Chow, J. T. S., & Tang, C. S. K. (2026, May). Gendered vulnerability in threat detection: Eye-tracking evidence for sex-differentiated schizotypal trait expression. [Oral Presentation]. International Conference on Human Resilience: Navigating Life Changes & Challenges (HRCONF2026), Hong Kong, China.

Poon, Y. F., Lau, S. S., Chui, W. L., & Lam, T. L. H. (2026). Predicting Insomnia Symptoms in University Students Using Machine Learning: The Roles of Stress, Dietary Intake, and Nature Connectedness. Sleep Medicine, 138(Suppl), Article 108425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2025.108425 [Abstracts from the World Sleep 2025]

Tan, D. G. H., Fu, Y. Y., Lam, T. L. H., Chin, H. F., Li, C. K. Y., & Tsui, W. W. K. (2025). Effect of HD-tDCS on ageing working memory : practice-dependent influence. Brain stimulation, 18(1), 376. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2024.12.483 dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2024.12.48 [Abstracts from the 6th International Brain Stimulation Meeting]

Lam, T. L. H., Chan, S. C. C., & Chan, C. C. H. (2021). The Effect of Stimulating Neural Substrates of Dual-networks on the Task-set Preparation: A TMS and EEG Study. [Oral Presentation]. Pan-Pacific Conference on Rehabilitation (PPCR2021), Hong Kong, China.

Lam, T. L. H., & Chan, S. C. C. (2019). Differential Effects of Set-maintenance and Rapid-adaptive Networks on Dual-task Demand: a TMS Study. [Poster presentation]. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM2019), Roma, Italy.

Lam, T. L. H., & Chan, S. C. C. (2018). Effects of Set-Maintenance Top-Down Control Network on Performing Cognitive Tasks under Different Set-Maintenance Loads: A Pilot TMS Study. [Oral presentation] Pan-Pacific Conference on Rehabilitation(PPCR2018), Hong Kong, China.

SCE Seed Grant Funding Scheme (2023), co-PI: Lam, L. H. Prevalence and correlates of sleep problems among Chinese young adults (HK$120,000).

Early Career Scheme (2023), co-PI: Lam, T. L. H. HD-tDCS after-effect and its time course on ageing working memory (HK$967,386).

PSY200 Social Psychology
PSY205 Cognitive Psychology
PSY218 Introduction to Forensic Psychology

Email: lhlam@hksyu.edu

Mondays 3:30 - 5:30pm or by appointment