Journal articles (*Co-first author)

Datu, J.A., Tai, A.P., Valdez, J.P., To, P., Fung, W., Poon, K., Leung, M., & Lau, W.K. (2024). Stress Mindset Relates to Better Mental Health in Parents of Children With Special Needs: A Path Analysis Study. Child & Family Social Work. Available from 29 August 2024. doi:10.1111/cfs.13228

Lau, W.K.W., Leung, M.K., Poon, K., Zhang, R. (2024). Early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder using structural connectivity biomarker. Psychoradiology, Mar 19;4:kkae004. doi: 10.1093/psyrad/kkae004.

Poon, K., Ho, M.S.H., Tai, A.P.L. Leung, M.K., Chan, M.C.M., Lau, W.K.W. (2024). Mediating roles of sleep quality and resilience in the relationships between chronotypes and mental health symptoms. Scientific Reports, Mar 11, 14, 5874. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-56688-w

Tai A. P. L., Leung, M. K., Geng, X., Lau, W. K. W. (2023). Conceptualizing psychological resilience through resting-state functional MRI in a mentally healthy population: A systematic review. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Jul 19:17:1175064. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1175064.

Tai A. P. L., Leung, M. K., Lau, B. W. M., Ngai, S. P. C., Lau, W. K. W. (2023). Olfactory dysfunction: A plausible source of COVID-19-induced neuropsychiatric symptoms. Frontiers in Neuroscience. Mar 20;17:1156914. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1156914.

Lau, W.KW., Sanchez Vidaña, D.I., Tai, A.PL., Chan, J.N.M, Ngan, L.H.M, Leung, M.K., Lau, B.W.M. (2023). The Differential Effect of Oxytocin on Mindfulness in People with Different Resilience Level. Mindfulness, 14, 1882–1892. doi: 10.1007/s12671-023-02186-5

Lau, W. K. W., Leung, M. K.*, Zhang R. (2020). Hypofunctional connectivity between the posterior cingulate cortex and ventromedial prefrontal cortex in autism: Evidence from coordinate-based imaging meta-analysis. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, 173: 139-159. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2020.109986.

Lau, W. K. W, Leung, M. K.*, Lau, B. W. M. (2019). Resting-state abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A meta-analysis. Scientific Reports, Mar 7; 9(1): 3892. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-40427-7.

Shao, R., Lau, W. K., Leung, M. K., & Lee, T. M. (2018). Subgenual anterior cingulate-insula resting-state connectivity as a neural correlate to trait and state stress resilience. Brain and Cognition, 124, 83-71. doi: 10.1016/j.bandc.2018.05.001.

Lau, W. K., Leung, M. K., Wing, Y. K., & Lee, T. M. (2018). Potential mechanisms of mindfulness in improving sleep and distress. Mindfulness (N Y), 9(2): 547-555. doi: 10.1007/s12671-017-0796-9.

Leung, M. K., Lau, W. K. W., Chan, C. C. H., Wong, S. S. Y., Fung, A. L. C., & Lee, T. M. C. (2018). Meditation-induced neuroplastic changes in amygdala activity during negative affective processing. Social Neuroscience, Jun 13(3): 277-288. doi: 10.1080/17470919.2017.1311939.

Lau, W. K., Leung, M. K., Law, A. C. K., & Lee, T. M. C. (2017). Moderating effects of cortisol on neural-cognitive association in cognitively normal elderly subjects. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. May 24; 9: 163. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00163.

Lau, W. K., Leung, M. K.*, Lee, T. M., & Law, A. C. (2016). Resting-state abnormalities in amnestic mild cognitive impairment: a meta-analysis. Translational Psychiatry, Apr 26; 6: e790. doi: 10.1038/tp.2016.55.

Lau, W. K. W., Leung, M. K.*, Wong, S. Y. S., Chan, C. C. H., & Lee, T. M. C. (2015). Can the neural–cortisol association be moderated by training-induced mindful experience? Scientific Reports, Nov 18; 5: 16620. doi: 10.1038/srep16620.

Leung, M. K., Chan, C. C. H., Yin, J., Lee, C. F., So, K. F., & Lee, T. M. C. (2015). Enhanced amygdala-cortical functional connectivity in meditators. Neuroscience Letters, Mar 17; 590: 106-110. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.01.052.

Leung, M. K., Chan, C. C. H., Yin, J., Lee, C. F., So, K. F., & Lee, T. M. C. (2013). Increased gray matter volume in the right angular and posterior parahippocampal gyri in loving-kindness meditators. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 8(1), 34-39. doi: 10.1093/scan/nss076.

Lee, T. M. C., Leung, M. K., Raine, A., & Chan, C. C. (2013). I want to lie about not knowing you, but my precuneus refuses to cooperate. Scientific Reports, 3, 1636. doi: 10.1038/srep01636.

Lee, T. M. C., Sun, D., Leung, M. K., Chu, L. W., & Keysers, C. (2013). Neural activities during affective processing in people with Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology of Aging, 34(3), 706-715. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2012.06.018.

Cheng, G. L. F., Zeng, H., Leung, M. K., Zhang, H. J., Lau, B. W. M., Liu, Y. P., Liu, G. X., Sham, P. C., Chan, C.C.H., & Lee, T.M.C. (2013). Heroin abuse accelerates biological aging: A novel insight from telomerase and brain imaging interaction. Translational Psychiatry, 3: e260. doi: 10.1038/tp.2013.36.

Lee, T. M., Leung, M. K., Hou, W. K., Tang, J. C., Yin, J., So, K. F., Lee, C. F., & Chan, C. C. H. (2012). Distinct neural activity associated with focused-attention meditation and loving-kindness meditation. PLoS ONE, 7(8), e40054. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040054.

Leung, M., Cheung, C.*, Yu, K., Yip, B., Sham, P., Li, Q., Chua, S., & McAlonan, G. (2011). Gray matter in first-episode schizophrenia before and after antipsychotic drug treatment. Anatomical likelihood estimation meta-analyses with sample size weighting. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 37(1), 199-211. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbp099.

Yu, K., Cheung, C., Leung, M., Li, Q., Chua, S., & McAlonan, G. (2010). Are Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia Neuroanatomically Distinct? An Anatomical Likelihood Meta-analysis. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 4: 189. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2010.00189.

Cheung, C., Yu, K., Fung, G., Leung, M., Wong, C., Li, Q., Sham, P., Chua, S., & McAlonan, G. (2010). Autistic disorders and schizophrenia: related or remote? An anatomical likelihood estimation. PLoS One, 5(8): e12233. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012233.

Book Chapter

Leung, M. K., Lau, W. K. (2020) Resting-state abnormalities of posterior cingulate in autism spectrum disorder. Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science, 173: 139-159. doi: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2020.04.010.

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