Prof. Antonio Cerasa is the acting director of the Biomedical Sciences Department of the CNR (https://dsb.cnr.it/dipartimento/director). He’s also been director of the IBSBC-CNR in Milan and president of CNR Area Mi4.
Antonio Cerasa is the scientific referent for CNR in several agreements with IRCCS, universities, national research committees, and PNRR projects.

Author and co-author of more than 250 publications indexed in MedLine [H-Index: 59], he’s received several international awards (from OHBM and ECTRIMS) and a national prize for science dissemination.

I consider myself to be a curious individual who enjoys exploring new worlds and perspectives. My goal is to spread knowledge using the neuroscience approach. My expertise is characterized by a broad background in neurobiology and neurophysiology of neurological and psychiatric disorders, with specific training in the development of medical devices.

During my Ph.D., my scientific interest veered strongly towards imaging genetics to understand how genes may influence human behavior and neuroanatomy. Next, my research moved towards the neural basis of cognitive neurorehabilitation in neurodegenerative diseases and acquired brain injury

I love collaborating with engineers to develop algorithms of artificial intelligence applied to neuroscience and to evaluate the impact of robotic rehabilitation on neural plasticity. Last but not least, my later field of interest concerns Positive Psychology, a broad neuroscientific field focused on mental well-being

Overall, I can define myself as a Translational Neuroscientist

In 2020, I was included in the list of Top Italian Scientists (http://www.topitalianscientists.org). Ranking n° 229

In 2022 and 2023, I was included in the list of Top International Scientists (https://topresearcherslist.com/Home/Profile/855024)

In 2023, I was listed among the Top Italian NeuroScientists (https://research.com/scientists-rankings/neuroscience/it?page=3) ranked n°240

Total Publications	First author	Corresponding Author	Total citations	H-Index	Total IF
249	78 —————- Total IF= 259.1	113 —————- Total IF= 366	12200	59	920