This article combines researches and experiments of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) from 2005 to 2018. It makes a conclusion among psychological evaluation, imaging studies, nerve electrophysiology, neural circuit and mental models, and concludes the changes of patients with MCI, which helps to make a definite diagnosis of MCI in clinical practice. Due to the research above we can find the suitable way to improve the sensitivity and specificity of discovery of MCI, improve the predictive power of its development, and intervene potential Alzheimer’s disease effectively.
