Publications
Billaud, C. H. A., & Yu, J. (2024a). Fixel-based and tensor-derived white matter abnormalities in relation to memory impairment and neurocognitive disorders [Article]. GeroScience. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-024-01340-8
Billaud, C. H. A., & Yu, J. (2024b). The hippocampus as a structural and functional network epicentre for distant cortical thinning in neurocognitive aging [Article]. Neurobiology of Aging, 139, 82–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2024.04.004
Cao, L., Han, K., Lin, L., Hing, J., Ooi, V., Huang, N., Yu, J., Ng, T. K. S., Feng, L., Mahendran, R., Kua, E. H., & Bao, Z. (2024). Reversal of the concreteness effect can be detected in the natural speech of older adults with amnestic, but not non-amnestic, mild cognitive impairment [Article]. Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring, 16(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.12588
Han, M. F. Y., Mahendran, R., & Yu, J. (2021). Associations between fear of COVID-19, affective symptoms and risk perception among community-dwelling older adults during a COVID-19 lockdown [Article]. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.638831
Lam, C. L. M., Yu, J., & Lee, T. M. C. (2017). Perceived loneliness and general cognitive status in community-dwelling older adults: The moderating influence of depression [Article]. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 24(5), 471–480. https://doi.org/10.1080/13825585.2016.1226246
Lee, R. Z. Y., Yu, J., Rawtaer, I., Allen, P. F., Bao, Z., Feng, L., Feng, Q., Lee, J. K., Lim, C. T., Ling, L. H., Thang, L. L., Naing, T., Wang, D. Y., Yap, K. Z., Kua, E. H., & Mahendran, R. (2020). CHI study: Protocol for an observational cohort study on ageing and mental health in community-dwelling older adults [Review]. BMJ Open, 10(5). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035003
Lee, Z. L., Siew, S. K. H., & Yu, J. (2024). Intrinsic functional connectivity mediates the effect of personality traits on depressive symptoms [Article]. PLoS ONE, 19(7 July). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300462
Leung, C. J., Cheng, L., Yu, J., Yiend, J., & Lee, T. M. C. (2018). Six-month longitudinal associations between cognitive functioning and distress among the community-based elderly in hong kong: A cross-lagged panel analysis [Article]. Psychiatry Research, 265, 77–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.04.045
Liew, T. M., Yu, J., Mahendran, R., Ng, T.-P., Kua, E.-H., & Feng, L. (2018). Neuropsychiatric and cognitive subtypes among community-dwelling older persons and the association with DSM-5 mild neurocognitive disorder: Latent class analysis [Article]. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 62(2), 675–686. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-170947
Lim, X. Y., Yap, A. C., Mahendran, R., & Yu, J. (2021). The interplay between anxiety, fear, protective behaviors, compassion, and resilience among older adults during a COVID-19 lockdown: A structural equation modeling study [Article]. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 11(5), 1172–1178. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibaa143
Lim, Z. H., Ng, T. K. S., Bao, Z., Yu, J., & Mahendran, R. (2024). LFC study: Protocol for a longitudinal follow-up cohort study on ageing and mental health in community-dwelling older adults in singapore [Article]. MethodsX, 12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2024.102606
Ng, T. K. S., Han, M. F. Y., Loh, P. Y., Kua, E. H., Yu, J., Best, J. R., & Mahendran, R. (2022). Differential associations between simple physical performance tests with global and specific cognitive functions in cognitively normal and mild cognitive impairment: A cross-sectional cohort study of asian community-dwelling older adults [Article]. BMC Geriatrics, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03434-4
Rawtaer, I., Mahendran, R., Yu, J., Fam, J., Feng, L., & Kua, E. H. (2015). Psychosocial interventions with art, music, tai chi and mindfulness for subsyndromal depression and anxiety in older adults: A naturalistic study in singapore [Article]. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 7(3), 240–250. https://doi.org/10.1111/appy.12201
Siew, S. K. H., Chia, J. L., Mahendran, R., & Yu, J. (2022). Older adults’ perceptions of government handling of COVID-19: Predictors of protective behaviors from lockdown to post-lockdown [Article]. PLoS ONE, 17(2 February). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263039
Siew, S. K. H., Han, M. F. Y., Mahendran, R., & Yu, J. (2022). Regression-based norms and validation of the cambridge neuropsychological test automated battery among community-living older adults in singapore [Article]. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 37(2), 457–472. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acab073
Siew, S. K. H., Mahendran, R., & Yu, J. (2021). Directional effects of social isolation and quality of life on anxiety levels among community-dwelling older adults during a COVID-19 lockdown [Article]. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 29(12), 1274–1279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2021.03.012
Siew, S. K. H., Yu, J., Teo, T. L., Chua, K. C., Mahendran, R., & Rawtaer, I. (2024). Technology and physical activity for preventing cognitive and physical decline in older adults: Protocol of a pilot RCT [Article]. PLoS ONE, 19(2 February). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0293340
Siew, S., & Yu, J. (2023). Mindfulness-based randomized controlled trials led to brain structural changes: An anatomical likelihood meta-analysis [Article]. Scientific Reports, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-45765-1
Wong, Y.-S., Siew, S., & Yu, J. (2024). Resting-state functional connectivity associated with non-judgmental awareness predicted multiple measures of negative affect [Article]. Mindfulness, 15(8), 1913–1927. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024-02413-7
Wong, Y.-S., & Yu, J. (2024). Left superior parietal lobe mediates the link between spontaneous mind-wandering tendency and task-switching performance [Article]. Biological Psychology, 185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2023.108726
Yu, J. (2024a). Age-related decline in thickness and surface area in the cortical surface and hippocampus: Lifespan trajectories and decade-by-decade analyses [Article]. GeroScience, 46(6), 6213–6227. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-024-01220-1
Yu, J. (2024b). Age-related decrease in inter-subject similarity of cortical morphology and task and resting-state functional connectivity [Article]. GeroScience, 46(1), 697–711. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-023-01008-9
Yu, J., Bernardo, A. B. I., & Zaroff, C. M. (2016). Chinese version of the schizotypal personality questionnaire: Factor structure replication and invariance across sex [Article]. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 8(3), 226–237. https://doi.org/10.1111/appy.12215
Yu, J., Collinson, S. L., Liew, T. M., Ng, T.-P., Mahendran, R., Kua, E.-H., & Feng, L. (2020). Super-cognition in aging: Cognitive profiles and associated lifestyle factors [Article]. Applied Neuropsychology:Adult, 27(6), 497–503. https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2019.1570928
Yu, J., Feng, Q., Yu, J., Zeng, Y., & Feng, L. (2020). Late-life cognitive trajectories and their associated lifestyle factors [Article]. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 73(4), 1555–1563. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-191058
Yu, J., & Fischer, N. L. (2022a). Age-specificity and generalization of behavior-associated structural and functional networks and their relevance to behavioral domains [Article]. Human Brain Mapping, 43(8), 2405–2418. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.25759
Yu, J., & Fischer, N. L. (2022b). Asymmetric generalizability of multimodal brain-behavior associations across age-groups [Article]. Human Brain Mapping, 43(18), 5593–5604. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.26035
Yu, J., Kam, C.-M., & Lee, T. M. C. (2016). Better working memory and motor inhibition in children who delayed gratification [Article]. Frontiers in Psychology, 7(JUL). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01098
Yu, J., Kanchi, M. M., Rawtaer, I., Feng, L., Kumar, A. P., Kua, E.-H., & Mahendran, R. (2020). The functional and structural connectomes of telomere length and their association with cognition in mild cognitive impairment [Article]. Cortex, 132, 29–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2020.08.006
Yu, J., Lam, C. L. M., & Lee, T. M. C. (2016). Perceived loneliness among older adults with mild cognitive impairment [Article]. International Psychogeriatrics, 28(10), 1681–1685. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610216000430
Yu, J., Lam, C. L. M., & Lee, T. M. C. (2017). White matter microstructural abnormalities in amnestic mild cognitive impairment: A meta-analysis of whole-brain and ROI-based studies [Review]. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 83, 405–416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.10.026
Yu, J., Lam, C. L. M., Man, I. S. C., Shao, R., & Lee, T. M. C. (2020). Multi-session anodal prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation does not improve executive functions among older adults [Article]. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 26(4), 372–381. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355617719001206
Yu, J., & Lee, T. M. C. (2017). Cognitive flexibility and changes in hopelessness across time: A moderation hypothesis [Article]. Applied Neuropsychology:Adult, 24(5), 404–409. https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2016.1155991
Yu, J., & Lee, T. M. C. (2018). Profiles of cognitive impairments in an older age community sample: A latent class analysis [Article]. Neuropsychology, 32(1), 102–109. https://doi.org/10.1037/neu0000391
Yu, J., & Lee, T. M. C. (2019). The longitudinal decline of white matter microstructural integrity in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia and its association with executive function [Article]. Neurobiology of Aging, 76, 62–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.12.005
Yu, J., & Lee, T. M. C. (2020). Verbal memory and hippocampal volume predict subsequent fornix microstructure in those at risk for alzheimer’s disease [Article]. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 14(6), 2311–2322. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11682-019-00183-8
Yu, J., Lim, H.-Y., Abdullah, F. N. M., Chan, H.-M., Mahendran, R., Ho, R., Kua, E.-H., Power, M. J., & Feng, L. (2018). Directional associations between memory impairment and depressive symptoms: Data from a longitudinal sample and meta-analysis [Article]. Psychological Medicine, 48(10), 1664–1672. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291717003154
Yu, J., Mahendran, R., Abdullah, F. N. M., Kua, E.-H., & Feng, L. (2017). Self-reported sleep problems among the elderly: A latent class analysis [Article]. Psychiatry Research, 258, 415–420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.08.078
Yu, J., Mahendran, R., Rawtaer, I., Kua, E.-H., & Feng, L. (2017). Poor sleep quality is observed in mild cognitive impairment and is largely unrelated to depression and anxiety [Article]. Aging and Mental Health, 21(8), 823–828. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016.1161007
Yu, J., Mathi Kanchi, M., Rawtaer, I., Feng, L., Kumar, A. P., Kua, E.-H., & Mahendran, R. (2022). Differences between multimodal brain-age and chronological-age are linked to telomere shortening [Article]. Neurobiology of Aging, 115, 60–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2022.03.015
Yu, J., Ng, H. J., Nandakumar, M., & Griva, K. (2016). The management of food cravings and thirst in hemodialysis patients: A qualitative study [Article]. Journal of Health Psychology, 21(2), 217–227. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105314525066
Yu, J., Ng, T. K. S., & Mahendran, R. (2024). Cognitive and physical age gaps in relation to mild cognitive impairment and behavioral phenotypes [Article]. GeroScience, 46(1), 1129–1140. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-023-00864-9
Yu, J., Rawtaer, I., Fam, J., Feng, L., Kua, E.-H., & Mahendran, R. (2020). The individualized prediction of cognitive test scores in mild cognitive impairment using structural and functional connectivity features [Article]. NeuroImage, 223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117310
Yu, J., Rawtaer, I., Fam, J., Jiang, M.-J., Feng, L., Kua, E. H., & Mahendran, R. (2016). Sleep correlates of depression and anxiety in an elderly asian population [Article]. Psychogeriatrics, 16(3), 191–195. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.12138
Yu, J., Rawtaer, I., Feng, L., Fam, J., Kumar, A. P., Kee-Mun Cheah, I., Honer, W. G., Su, W., Lee, Y. K., Tan, E. C., Kua, E. H., & Mahendran, R. (2021). Mindfulness intervention for mild cognitive impairment led to attention-related improvements and neuroplastic changes: Results from a 9-month randomized control trial [Article]. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 135, 203–211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.01.032
Yu, J., Rawtaer, I., Feng, L., Kua, E.-H., & Mahendran, R. (2021). The functional and structural connectomes associated with geriatric depression and anxiety symptoms in mild cognitive impairment: Cross-syndrome overlap and generalization [Article]. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110329
Yu, J., Rawtaer, I., Goh, L. G., Kumar, A. P., Feng, L., Kua, E. H., & Mahendran, R. (2021). The art of remediating age-related cognitive decline: Art therapy enhances cognition and increases cortical thickness in mild cognitive impairment [Article]. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 27(1), 79–88. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355617720000697
Yu, J., Rawtaer, I., Mahendran, R., Collinson, S. L., Kua, E.-H., & Feng, L. (2016). Depressive symptoms moderate the relationship between sleep quality and cognitive functions among the elderly [Article]. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 38(10), 1168–1176. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2016.1201049
Yu, J., Rawtaer, I., Mahendran, R., Kua, E.-H., & Feng, L. (2017). Degree, but not direction of grip strength asymmetries, is related to depression and anxiety in an elderly population [Article]. Laterality, 22(3), 268–278. https://doi.org/10.1080/1357650X.2016.1184677
Yu, J., Tam, H. M. K., & Lee, T. M. C. (2015). Traumatic brain injury rehabilitation in hong kong: A review of practice and research [Review]. Behavioural Neurology, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/274326
Yu, J., Tao, Q., Zhang, R., Chan, C. C. H., & Lee, T. M. C. (2019). Can fMRI discriminate between deception and false memory? A meta-analytic comparison between deception and false memory studies [Review]. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 104, 43–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.06.027
Yu, J., Yap, P., & Liew, T. M. (2019). The optimal short version of the zarit burden interview for dementia caregivers: Diagnostic utility and externally validated cutoffs [Article]. Aging and Mental Health, 23(6), 706–710. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2018.1450841
Yu, J., Zaroff, C. M., & Bernardo, A. B. I. (2015a). The hypervigilant misperception of duchenne smiles in schizotypy [Article]. Psychosis, 7(4), 348–358. https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2014.983960
Yu, J., Zaroff, C. M., & Bernardo, A. B. I. (2015b). The use of digit ratios and dextrality to detect atypical neurodevelopment in schizotypy [Letter]. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 17, 104–105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2015.07.004