Revealing How Neural Circuits Cause Anxiety: A Cover Story on Cell Reports Following Taiwan–Europe–U.S.A. Cooperation

Lien Cheng-chang, a distinguished professor at the Institute of Neuroscience, NYCU, and his research team had devoted themselves to studying the neural circuits in the hippocampus that regulates and control anxious behavior. They subsequently identified the neural mechanisms through which the hippocampus mossy cells resist anxiety. The remarkable research results were published as the cover article in Cell Reports (a prestigious international journal) on September 14, 2021.

Professor Lien remarked that this study unveiled the roles played by the hippocampus on anxiety behavior, and hoped that by regulating and controlling mossy cell activity, the research results can be translated and applied in clinical practice in the future, benefiting the control on anxiety disorders clinically.

Professor Lien used his high-quality neuroscience R&D capacity, integrated optoelectronic technology, and engaged in transnational cooperation to allow Taiwan’s brain technology R&D results to shine on the international stage. Over the past few years, he has utilized his exceptional coordination abilities to bring scholars from different domains together and host the Taiwan Brain Technology Research Project, producing outstanding results. In the future, Professor Lien will continue to lead Taiwan’s brain science research in its strive toward the academic “peak” worldwide.

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