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Neuroscience
Taiwan
2026

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Neuroscience

D-Index
56
Citations
19021
World Ranking
4440
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Taiwan Leader Award

Overview

Po Wu Gean is affiliated with National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan and is active in research areas primarily related to medicine and neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience, complementary and alternative medicine, food science, genetics, and cancer research.

The researcher's main topics of investigation include:

  • Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

Po Wu Gean has contributed to publications in notable scientific venues including:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
  • World Neurosurgery
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Po Wu Gean include:

  • Disulfiram Sensitizes a Therapeutic-Resistant Glioblastoma to the TGF-β Receptor Inhibitor (2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • Modulation of methamphetamine memory reconsolidation by neural projection from basolateral amygdala to nucleus accumbens (2022, Neuropsychopharmacology)
  • Global prospects for cultivating Centella asiatica: An ecological niche modeling approach under current and future climatic scenarios (2024, Journal of Agriculture and Food Research)
  • Pretreatment with Lovastatin Improves Depression-Like Behavior After Traumatic Brain Injury Through Activation of the AMPK Pathway (2023, World Neurosurgery)
  • Global Prospects for Cultivating Centella Asiatica: An Ecological Niche Modeling Approach Under Current and Future Climatic Scenarios (2024, SSRN Electronic Journal)

Frequent collaborators who have coauthored multiple papers with Po Wu Gean include Chun-Lin Su, Pei-Chen Lin, Tzen-Yuh Chiang, Miaw-Ling Chen, and Tsai-Wen Hsu. These collaborations span various aspects of biomedical and neuroscientific research.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • A Role for the PI-3 kinase signaling pathway in fear conditioning and synaptic plasticity in the amygdala

    Chih Hung Lin;Shiu Hwa Yeh;Chia Ho Lin;Kwok Tung Lu

  • Valproate protects dopaminergic neurons in midbrain neuron/glia cultures by stimulating the release of neurotrophic factors from astrocytes

    Po-See Chen;G. S. Peng;G. S. Peng;G. Li;S. Yang

  • The Similarities and Diversities of Signal Pathways Leading to Consolidation of Conditioning and Consolidation of Extinction of Fear Memory

    Chih-Hung Lin;Shiu-Hwa Yeh;Hsin-Yi Lu;Po-Wu Gean

  • Valproic acid and other histone deacetylase inhibitors induce microglial apoptosis and attenuate lipopolysaccharide-induced dopaminergic neurotoxicity.

    Po See Chen;Chao-Chuan Wang;Chao-Chuan Wang;Carl D. Bortner;Giia-Sheun Peng;Giia-Sheun Peng

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Acetylation of Nuclear Factor-κB in Rat Amygdala Improves Long-Term but not Short-Term Retention of Fear Memory

    Shiu Hwa Yeh;Chia Ho Lin;Po Wu Gean

  • Identification of Calcineurin as a Key Signal in the Extinction of Fear Memory

    Chih Hung Lin;Shiu Hwa Yeh;Tzeng Horng Leu;Wen Chang Chang

  • Involvement of a calcineurin cascade in amygdala depotentiation and quenching of fear memory.

    Chia-Ho Lin;Chia-Ching Lee;Po-Wu Gean

  • The Role of the Amygdala in the Extinction of Conditioned Fear

    Mark Barad;Po Wu Gean;Beat Lutz

  • Isoproterenol potentiates synaptic transmission primarily by enhancing presynaptic calcium influx via P- and/or Q-type calcium channels in the rat amygdala

    Chiung Chun Huang;Kuei Sen Hsu;Po Wu Gean

  • Presynaptic D2 dopaminergic receptors mediate inhibition of excitatory synaptic transmission in rat neostriatum

    Kuei-Sen Hsu;Chiung Chun Huang;Cheng Hsun Yang;Po-Wu Gean

  • Inhibition of N-type calcium currents by lamotrigine in rat amygdalar neurones.

    Su Jane Wang;Chiung Chun Huang;Kuei-Sen Hsu;Jing Jane Tsai

  • Serotonin depresses excitatory synaptic transmission and depolarization‐evoked Ca2+ influx in rat basolateral amygdala via 5‐HT1A receptors

    Li‐Ling Cheng;Su‐Jane Wang;Po‐Wu Gean

  • Social interaction rescues memory deficit in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease by increasing BDNF-dependent hippocampal neurogenesis

    Ya Hsin Hsiao;Hui Chi Hung;Shun Hua Chen;Po Wu Gean

  • The Role of Prefrontal Cortex CB1 Receptors in the Modulation of Fear Memory

    Hui Ching Lin;Sheng Chun Mao;Chun Lin Su;Po Wu Gean

  • Transcriptional regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the amygdala during consolidation of fear memory.

    Li-Chin Ou;Po-Wu Gean

  • Impact of social relationships on Alzheimer’s memory impairment: mechanistic studies

    Ya Hsin Hsiao;Chih Hua Chang;Po Wu Gean

  • Spontaneous epileptiform activity and alteration of GABA- and of NMDA-mediated neurotransmission in amygdala neurons kindled in vivo.

    Po-Wu Gean;Patricia Shinnick-Gallagher;Anthony C. Anderson

  • Treatment response and cognitive impairment in major depression: Association with C-reactive protein

    Hui Hua Chang;I. Hui Lee;Po Wu Gean;Sheng Yu Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Po See Chen
Po See Chen National Cheng Kung University
Yen Kuang Yang
Yen Kuang Yang National Cheng Kung University
Kuei Sen Hsu
Kuei Sen Hsu National Cheng Kung University
Chiung Chun Huang
Chiung Chun Huang National Cheng Kung University
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Chiou Feng Lin
Chiou Feng Lin Taipei Medical University

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