Dr. Allen Lee received Best Poster Award in the 15^th International Congress of the Asian Society Against Dementia (ASAD2021)

Dr. Allen Lee’s abstract titled “Structured frontal lobe based computerized cognitive stimulation to older adults with subjective cognitive complaints and comorbid depression symptoms” was one of the 18 posters selected for oral presentation in the 15^th International Congress of the Asian Society Against Dementia (ASAD2021), which was held in a hybrid format in November 2021 in Sendai, Japan.

Dr. Lee’s oral presentation was well received by the audience from Japan and around the world and was subsequently awarded for the Best Poster Award.

His abstract described the positive preliminary findings of his pilot randomized controlled trial of structured frontal lobe based computerized cognitive training in older adults with depression but without mild cognitive impairment or dementia. This pilot study was supported by the CUHK Direct Grant for Research, where Dr. Lee was the Principal Investigator. A larger, longer and more in-depth study could potentially generate the much-needed clinical and scientific evidence of computerized cognitive training being an effective alternative or adjuvant intervention for depression in older adults.