World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
36
Citations
5220
World Ranking
9010
National Ranking
147

Overview

César Venero is affiliated with the National University of Distance Education in Spain. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. The subfields they engage in include physiology, behavioral neuroscience, social psychology, clinical psychology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their work covers several key topics related to stress responses and cortisol, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, COVID-19 and mental health, fatty acid research and health, mental health research topics, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, and neuroscience and neuropharmacology research.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by César Venero include:

  • The effect of HF-rTMS over the left DLPFC on stress regulation as measured by cortisol and heart rate variability (2020), published in Hormones and Behavior
  • The Role of Chronic Stress as a Trigger for the Alzheimer Disease Continuum (2020), published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Milk fat globule membrane concentrate as a nutritional supplement prevents age-related cognitive decline in old rats: A lipidomic study of synaptosomes (2022), published in Food Research International
  • Differential Susceptibility to the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Working Memory, Empathy, and Perceived Stress: The Role of Cortisol and Resilience (2021), published in Brain Sciences
  • Concentrates of buttermilk and krill oil improve cognition in aged rats (2020), published in Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Venero include:

  • Shishir Baliyan
  • Matías M. Pulopulos
  • Carmen Sandi
  • Carmen Díaz Mardomingo
  • Sara García-Herranz

Publications by César Venero often appear in specific scientific venues, with the most recurrent being:

  • IBRO Neuroscience Reports
  • Brain Sciences
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • PLoS ONE
  • Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

The researcher's contributions highlight interdisciplinary approaches bridging medicine, neuroscience, and psychology. The frequent publication outlets and topics indicate an active engagement in understanding biological and psychological factors related to stress, cognitive decline, and behavioral responses, including during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Best Publications

  • Rapid glucocorticoid effects on excitatory amino acid levels in the hippocampus: a microdialysis study in freely moving rats.

    César Venero;José Borrell

  • Novelty‐related Rapid Locomotor Effects of Corticosterone in Rats

    Carmen Sandi;César Venero;Carmen Guaza

  • Anxiety, memory impairment, and locomotor dysfunction caused by a mutant thyroid hormone receptor alpha1 can be ameliorated by T3 treatment.

    César Venero;Ana Guadaño-Ferraz;Ana Isabel Herrero;Kristina Nordström

  • Effects of chronic stress on contextual fear conditioning and the hippocampal expression of the neural cell adhesion molecule, its polysialylation, and L1

    C Sandi;J.J Merino;M.I Cordero;K Touyarot

  • Prior exposure to a single stress session facilitates subsequent contextual fear conditioning in rats. Evidence for a role of corticosterone.

    M.Isabel Cordero;Cesar Venero;Nyika D Kruyt;Carmen Sandi

  • Individual differences in anxiety trait are related to spatial learning abilities and hippocampal expression of mineralocorticoid receptors

    Ana I Herrero;Carmen Sandi;César Venero

  • Modulation of adult hippocampal neurogenesis by thyroid hormones: implications in depressive-like behavior.

    A Montero-Pedrazuela;C Venero;R Lavado-Autric;I Fernández-Lamo

  • A facilitative role for corticosterone in the acquisition of a spatial task under moderate stress.

    Irit Akirav;Maya Kozenicky;Dadi Tal;Carmen Sandi

  • A Synthetic Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule Mimetic Peptide Promotes Synaptogenesis, Enhances Presynaptic Function, and Facilitates Memory Consolidation

    Karine Cambon;Stine M. Hansen;Cesar Venero;A. Isabel Herrero

  • PTEN recruitment controls synaptic and cognitive function in Alzheimer's models

    Shira Knafo;Shira Knafo;Shira Knafo;Cristina Sánchez-Puelles;Ernest Palomer;Igotz Delgado

  • Acute stress-induced impairment of spatial memory is associated with decreased expression of neural cell adhesion molecule in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex

    Carmen Sandi;James C. Woodson;Vernon F. Haynes;Collin R. Park;Collin R. Park

  • Chronic stress induces opposite changes in the mRNA expression of the cell adhesion molecules NCAM and L1

    César Venero;Thomas Tilling;Irm Hermans-Borgmeyer;Rupert Schmidt

  • Lack of thyroid hormone receptor alpha1 is associated with selective alterations in behavior and hippocampal circuits.

    Ana Guadano-Ferraz;Ruth Benavides-Piccione;César Venero;C. Lancha

  • Hippocampal up-regulation of NCAM expression and polysialylation plays a key role on spatial memory

    César Venero;Ana I. Herrero;Katia Touyarot;Karine Cambon

  • Spatial learning impairment induced by chronic stress is related to individual differences in novelty reactivity: search for neurobiological correlates.

    Katia Touyarot;César Venero;Carmen Sandi

  • Facilitation of AMPA Receptor Synaptic Delivery as a Molecular Mechanism for Cognitive Enhancement

    Shira Knafo;Shira Knafo;César Venero;Cristina Sánchez-Puelles;Inmaculada Pereda-Peréz

  • Lipid-induced lysosomal damage after demyelination corrupts microglia protective function in lysosomal storage disorders

    Enrique Gabandé‐Rodríguez;Enrique Gabandé‐Rodríguez;Azucena Pérez‐Cañamás;Beatriz Soto‐Huelin;Daniel N Mitroi

  • Constitutive hippocampal cholesterol loss underlies poor cognition in old rodents

    Mauricio Gerardo Martín;Mauricio Gerardo Martín;Tariq Ahmed;Alejandra Korovaichuk;César Venero

  • Upregulation of Polysialylated Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule in the Dorsal Hippocampus after Contextual Fear Conditioning Is Involved in Long-Term Memory Formation

    Miguel A Lopez-Fernandez;Marie-Françoise Montaron;Emilio Varea;Genevieve Rougon

  • Morphological alterations to neurons of the amygdala and impaired fear conditioning in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

    Shira Knafo;Cesar Venero;Paula Merino-Serrais;Isabel Fernaud-Espinosa

  • Post-training administration of a synthetic peptide ligand of the neural cell adhesion molecule, C3d, attenuates long-term expression of contextual fear conditioning

    Karine Cambon;César Venero;Vladimir Berezin;Elisabeth Bock

  • Nitric Oxide Synthesis Inhibitors Prevent Rapid Behavioral Effects of Corticosterone in Rats

    Carmen Sandi;César Venero;Carmen Guaza

Frequent Co-Authors

Carmen Sandi
Carmen Sandi École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Elisabeth Bock
Elisabeth Bock University of Copenhagen
Edi Barkai
Edi Barkai University of Haifa
Javier DeFelipe
Javier DeFelipe Technical University of Madrid
Juan Bernal
Juan Bernal Autonomous University of Madrid
David M. Diamond
David M. Diamond University of South Florida
Melitta Schachner
Melitta Schachner Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Eduardo D. Martín
Eduardo D. Martín Yale School of Medicine
Irm Hermans-Borgmeyer
Irm Hermans-Borgmeyer Universität Hamburg

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring neuroscience in the USA opens doors to a range of related fields. Many students interested in brain sciences also consider online social work programs, which equip graduates to support individuals and communities through mental health services and advocacy.

Quick career advancement is possible with accelerated psychology programs. These intensive online options allow you to earn your degree faster, launching you into roles such as research assistant, mental health technician, or further graduate study.

Counseling is a common career pathway for neuroscience graduates. For those seeking affordable options, consider the cheapest cacrep-accredited programs online. CACREP accreditation ensures your program meets high industry standards, which may be critical for licensure and advanced career prospects.

Lastly, many future counselors start with an online counseling degree. These programs are flexible and budget-friendly, making it easier to balance work, study, and personal commitments while preparing for a meaningful career in mental health.

Best Scientists Citing César Venero

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles