I study how changes in hearing, speech, and language can reveal the earliest signs of dementia. My work combines objective brain measures (EEG and auditory ERPs such as the MMN) with large real-world clinical databases and meta-analysis. I'm starting a PhD in 2027.
- 🎓 M.S. Speech-Language Pathology, Asia University · B.S. Psychology, National Tsing Hua University
- 🌎 Visiting Research Scholar, Communication Sciences & Disorders, UW–Madison (2023–24)
- 🧪 UCLA Biomedical Engineering × Quantum Science Elite Program (2026) · Johns Hopkins Cochlear Center Fellows Program
- 💬 Mandarin · English · Taiwanese · Taiwanese Sign Language (basic)
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🧠 ageing-sleep-dementia-eeg An open-data EEG pipeline, built level by level: Sleep-EDF sleep EEG across the lifespan → resting-state EEG in Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia and healthy controls (OpenNeuro ds004504). 
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Roadmap ✅ Load sleep EEG ⬜ Hypnograms: young vs old ⬜ Spectral power by stage ⬜ Dementia EEG preprocessing ⬜ Band power: AD / FTD / CN ⬜ Stats + topographies ⬜ AD vs CN classifier ⬜ One-page summary |
- 🧓 Dementia · real-world data — Liu, T. H., Chu, C. C., Liu, C. Y., et al. (2026). Risk of falls and delirium associated with dual orexin receptor antagonists versus benzodiazepines and Z-drugs in older adults with dementia. Translational Psychiatry.
- 👂 Hearing · mental health — Kuo, K. W., Liu, T. H., Liu, C. Y., & Liu, C. J. (2026). Effects of cochlear implants on depression, anxiety, and insomnia in adults with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss: A three-year retrospective cohort study of 8964 cochlear implant users. Cochlear Implants International, 27(1), 2–10.
- 📊 Dose-response meta-analysis · first author — Liu, C. Y., Liu, T. H., Huang, C. W., Lai, C. C., Lin, C. H., & Su, K. P. (2026). Effects of laughter therapy on depression and anxiety: A dose-response meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 199, 50–61.
More publications
- Liu, T. H., Lee, C. H., Liu, C. Y., et al. (2026). Effectiveness of GLP-1RA vs metformin for diabetes prevention in antipsychotic-treated patients. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 110, 112853. doi:10.1016/j.euroneuro.2026.112853
- Liu, H. H., Liu, T. H., Liu, C. Y., et al. (2026). Efficacy of vitamin D supplementation in patients diagnosed with depression: A dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Frontiers in Nutrition, 13, 1772451. doi:10.3389/fnut.2026.1772451
- Chen, C. Y., Liu, H. T., Liu, C. Y., & Andrews, J. F. (in press). "How much milk tea is in the tea bucket"? Case study of a Taiwanese deaf teacher in teaching primary arithmetic word problems. In G. Jones & J. F. Andrews (Eds.), Literacies in Asian Deaf Communities. Gallaudet University Press.
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