Gene Alexander

Professor, Clinical and Cognition & Neural Systems

Director, Brain Imaging, Behavior, & Aging Laboratory

Psychology 315 (Office)
Psychology 135, 137, 139, 317 (Labs)

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Research Interests:

The study of brain-behavior relationships in the context of aging and age-related neurodegenerative disease.
Use of univariate and multivariate network analysis techniques with multiple neuroimaging methods and measures.
Measuring of neuropsychological function, health status, and genetic risk to understand how these factors interact to influence cognitive function as we age

Updated: 07/05/22

Selected Publications:

Bergfield, K.L., Hanson, K.D., Chen, K., Teipel, S.J., Hampel, H., Rapoport, S.I., Moeller, J.R., & Alexander, G.E. (2010). Age-related networks of regional covariance in MRI gray matter: Reproducible multivariate patterns in healthy aging. Neuroimage, 49, 1750-9. PMID: 19796692
Alexander, G.E., Bergfield, K.L., Chen, K., Reiman, E.M., Hanson, K.D., Lin, L., Bandy, D., Caselli, R.J., & Moeller, J.R. (2012). Gray matter network associated with risk for Alzheimer’s disease in young to middle-aged adults. Neurobiology of Aging, 33, 2723-32. PMID: 22405043
Alexander, G.E., Ryan, L., Bowers, D., Foster, T.C., Bizon, J.L., Geldmacher, D.S., & Glisky, E.L. (2012). Characterizing cognitive aging in humans with links to animal models. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 4, 21. PMID: 22988439
Raichlen, D.A., & Alexander G.E. (2014). Exercise, APOE genotype, and the evolution of the human lifespan. Trends in Neurosciences, 37, 247-55. (Article featured on journal cover, May, 2014.) PMID: 24690272
Nguyen, L.A., Haws, K.A., Fitzhugh, M.C., Torre, G.A., Hishaw, G.A., & Alexander, G.E. (in press). Interactive effects of subjective memory complaints and hypertension on learning and memory performance in the elderly. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition. PMID: 26185923

Courses Taught:

PSY 504B - Clinical Neuropsychology Practice: Evaluation of the Older Adult (2019)

*Year listed indicates when this individual last taught the specified course.

Updated: 02/12/24