Alexandru D Iordan
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
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Alexandru D Iordan
Assistant Professor
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  • Research Overview
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  • About

    Dr. Iordan received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He joined the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor as a Postdoctoral fellow in 2016 and was promoted to Assistant Research Scientist in 2020. During this time he worked on the cognitive neuroscience of aging with a focus on cognitive training and network neuroscience. He received an Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship (AARF) career transition award in 2020. Currently, Dr. Iordan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry.

    Research Overview

    Dr. Iordan's main research interest lies in advancing the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias by integrating research methods that enable us to:
    1. experimentally influence brain states
    2. image brain structure, metabolism, and activity
    3. model brain-wide interactions.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Salience network segregation mediates the effect of tau pathology on mild behavioral impairment.
      Iordan AD, Ploutz-Snyder R, Ghosh B, Rahman-Filipiak A, Koeppe R, Peltier S, Giordani B, Albin RL, Hampstead BM. Alzheimers Dement, 2024 Oct 4; DOI:10.1002/alz.14229
      PMID: 39364768
    • Journal Article
      Reconciling opposing effects of emotion on relational memory: Behavioral, eye-tracking, and brain imaging investigations.
      Bogdan PC, Dolcos F, Katsumi Y, O'Brien M, Iordan AD, Iwinski S, Buetti S, Lleras A, Bost KF, Dolcos S. J Exp Psychol Gen, 2024 Sep 19; DOI:10.1037/xge0001625
      PMID: 39298200
    • Chapter
      Cognitive Interventions Targeting Executive Functions: How Do They Impact Prefrontal Circuits?
      Jaeggi SM, Iordan AD, Salmi J. 2024 Sep 3; The Frontal Cortex, 289 - 302. DOI:10.7551/mitpress/15679.003.0017
    • Preprint
      Salience Network Segregation Mediates the Effect of Tau Pathology on Mild Behavioral Impairment.
      Iordan AD, Ploutz-Snyder R, Ghosh B, Rahman-Filipiak A, Koeppe R, Peltier S, Giordani B, Albin RL, Hampstead BM. 2024 May 27; DOI:10.1101/2024.05.26.24307943
      PMID: 38854100
    • Journal Article
      Comparing high definition transcranial direct current stimulation to left temporoparietal junction and left inferior frontal gyrus for logopenic primary progressive aphasia: A single-case study.
      Crowley SJ, Iordan AD, Rinna K, Barmada S, Hampstead BM. Neuropsychol Rehabil, 2024 Feb 15; 1 - 26. DOI:10.1080/09602011.2024.2314878
      PMID: 38358112
    • Chapter
      Working Memory: A Neurocognitive Perspective
      Iordan AD, Xie K, Reuter-Lorenz PA. 2024 Jan 1; The Sage Handbook of Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience, 75 - 90. DOI:10.4135/9781529616651.n6
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      57 Sensitivity of functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Individuals with Posterior Cortical Atrophy
      Di Rita V, Moceri A, Schumer M, Padgett M, Iordan A, Hampstead B. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 2023 Nov; 29 (s1): 466 - 466. DOI:10.1017/s1355617723006070
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      A - 59 Regional Cerebral Metabolism Is Associated with Performance on the Visual Object and Space Perception Battery in those with Posterior Cortical Atrophy
      Richert M, DiRita V, Moceri A, Iordan A, Crowley S, Koeppe R, Hampstead B. Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists, 2023 Oct 20; 38 (7): 1222 DOI:10.1093/arclin/acad067.076
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