Publications

Cheng, P. W. (2020). New 21st Century Intervention in PsychiatryNon-invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS): Potential and Future Development. 香港醫訊.

Ngan, S. T. J., & Cheng, P. W. C. (2025). A review of transcranial pulse stimulation: innovations in neuromodulation. Expert Review of Medical Devices

Lo, H. K. Y., Fong, T. K. H., Cheung, T., Ngan, S. T. J., Lui, W. Y. V., Chan, W. C., ... & Cheng, C. P. W. (2024). Enhanced cognition and modulation of brain connectivity in mild neurocognitive disorder: the promise of transcranial pulse stimulation. Biomedicines, 12(9), 2081.

Cheung, T., Yee, B. K., Chau, B., Lam, J. Y. T., Fong, K. H., Lo, H., ... & Cheng, C. P. W. (2024). Efficacy and safety of transcranial pulse stimulation in young adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a pilot, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial. Frontiers in neurology, 15, 1364270.

Fong, T. K. H., Cheung, T., Ngan, S. T. J., Tong, K., Lui, W. Y. V., Chan, W. C., ... & Cheng, C. P. W. (2023). Transcranial pulse stimulation in the treatment of mild neurocognitive disorders. Annals of clinical and translational neurology, 10(10), 1885-1890.

Cheung, T., Chau, B., Fong, K. H., Lam, J. Y. T., Lo, H., Li, M. H., ... & Cheng, C. P. W. (2023). Evaluating the efficacy and safety of transcranial pulse stimulation on adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Study protocol of a pilot randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial. Frontiers in neurology, 14, 1076086.

Cheung, T., Li, T. M. H., Ho, Y. S., Kranz, G., Fong, K. N., Leung, S. F., ... & Cheng, C. P. W. (2023). Effects of transcranial pulse stimulation (TPS) on adults with symptoms of depression—a pilot randomized controlled trial. International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(3), 2333.

Cheung, T., Li, T. M. H., Lam, J. Y. T., Fong, K. H., Chiu, L. Y., Ho, Y. S., ... Cheng, P.W. & Beisteiner, R. (2023). Effects of transcranial pulse stimulation on autism spectrum disorder: a double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial. Brain communications, 5(5), fcad226.

Cheung, T., Ho, Y. S., Fong, K. H., Lam, Y. T. J., Li, M. H., Tse, A. C. Y., ... Cheng, P.W. & Beisteiner, R. (2022). Evaluating the safety and efficacy of transcranial pulse stimulation on autism spectrum disorder: A double-blinded, randomized, sham-controlled trial protocol. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(23), 15614.

Cheung, T., Ho, Y. S., Yeung, J. W. F., Leung, S. F., Fong, K. N., Fong, T., ... & Cheng, C. P. W. (2022). Effects of transcranial pulse stimulation (TPS) on young adults with symptom of depression: a pilot randomised controlled trial protocol. Frontiers in Neurology, 13, 861214.

Ngan, S. T. J., Chan, L. K., Chan, W. C., Lam, L. C. W., Li, W. K., Lim, K., ... & Cheng, P. W. C. (2022). High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) as augmentation therapy in late-life depression (LLD) with suboptimal response to treatment—a study protocol for a double-blinded randomized sham-controlled trial. Trials, 23(1), 914.

Lo, K. Y. H., Hopman, H. J., Chan, S. C., Chau, W. H. S., Cheng, P. W. C., Cheung, K. Y., ... & Chan, S. M. S. (2022). Concurrent anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) with cognitive training to improve cognition in schizophrenia.

Cheng, P. W. C., Louie, L. L. C., Wong, Y. L., Wong, S. M. C., Leung, W. Y., Nitsche, M. A., & Chan, W. C. (2020). The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on clinical symptoms in schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Asian journal of psychiatry, 53, 102392.

Wong, H. L., Chan, W. C., Wong, Y. L., Wong, S. N., Yung, H. Y., Wong, S. M. C., & Cheng, P. W. C. (2019). Highdefinition transcranial direct current stimulation—An openlabel pilot intervention in alleviating depressive symptoms and cognitive deficits in latelife depression. CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 25(11), 1244-1253.

Lu, H., Chan, S. S. M., Chan, W. C., Lin, C., Cheng, C. P. W., & Linda Chiu Wa, L. (2019). Randomized controlled trial of TDCS on cognition in 201 seniors with mild neurocognitive disorder. Annals of clinical and translational neurology, 6(10), 1938-1948.

Cheng, C. P., Chan, S. S., Mak, A. D., Chan, W. C., Cheng, S. T., Shi, L., ... & Lam, L. C. W. (2015). Would transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) enhance the effects of working memory training in older adults with mild neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer’s disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 16(1), 479.

Transcranial Magnetic stimulation (TMS)

Cheng, C. P. W., Wong, C. S. M., Lee, K. K., Chan, A. P. K., Yeung, J. W. F., & Chan, W. C. (2018). Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on improvement of cognition in elderly patients with cognitive impairment: a systematic review and metaanalysis. International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 33(1), e1-e13.

Cheung, T., Lam, J. Y. T., Fong, K. H., Cheng, C. P. W., Xiang, Y. T., & Li, T. M. H. (2025). Efficacy of electrical vestibular stimulation (VeNS) on adults with insomnia: A double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, 27(1), 236-248.

Cheung, T., Fong, T. K. H., Lam, J. Y. T., Chiu, L. Y., Cheng, C. P. W., Xiang, Y. T., & Li, T. M. H. (2025). The Efficacy of Electrical Vestibular Stimulation (VeNS) on Adults with Anxiety: A Pilot Randomized, Double-Blinded, Sham-Controlled Trial. Brain Stimulation: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation, 18(1), 518.

Cheung, T., Lam, J. Y. T., Fong, K. H., Ho, Y. S., Ho, A., Cheng, C. P. W., ... & Li, T. M. H. (2023). The effectiveness of electrical vestibular stimulation (VeNS) on symptoms of anxiety: study protocol of a randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled trial. International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(5), 4218.

Cheung, T., Lam, J. Y. T., Fong, K. H., Cheng, C. P. W., Ho, A., Sittlington, J., ... & Li, T. M. H. (2023). Evaluating the efficacy of electrical vestibular stimulation (VeNS) on insomnia adults: study protocol of a double-blinded, randomized, sham-controlled trial. International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(4), 3577.

  • The effectiveness of rTMS on improving food craving and weight control in adults without serious mental illness

  • The effectiveness of rTMS on improving sleep quality in adults without serious mental illness