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Dr. Iris M. Wiegand serves as Assistant Professor in Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology at Radboud University and holds dual Associate Principal Investigator roles at the Donders Centre for Cognition and Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour. Her research examines cognitive aging through the lens of visual attention and memory systems, utilizing advanced neuroimaging techniques to investigate lifelong cognitive plasticity.
Her work centers on how visual short- and long-term memory processes evolve across the lifespan, with particular focus on preserved cognitive functions in older adults. Key investigations include hybrid visual-memory search resilience, electrophysiological correlates of memory systems, and neural network plasticity in aging populations. This research bridges fundamental cognitive neuroscience with clinical rehabilitation applications.
Publication trends (2017-2025) reveal consistent methodological rigor using EEG and neuroimaging to dissect visual memory mechanisms in aging. Recent work demonstrates remarkable preservation of hybrid search capabilities in older adults while identifying nuanced neural correlates that vary with cognitive development history, challenging simplistic decline models of aging cognition.
Major recognitions include:
- Open Competition XS Grant, NWO (2023 & 2025)
- Startersbeurs (NWO Starting Grant for Assistant Professors) (2023)
- EU Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Global Fellowship (2017)
- MOBILEX Mobility Postdoc Grant (Danish Research Council/FP7 EU) (2014)
Her grant portfolio demonstrates exceptional success in securing competitive funding from Dutch and European sources, enabling sophisticated investigations into cognitive aging mechanisms. While specific advisees aren't listed, her teaching responsibilities for Brain & Cognition courses indicate active graduate student supervision within clinical neuropsychology programs.
Dr. Wiegand operates within the Cognitive Aging research group at the Donders Centre for Cognition, collaborating across disciplines to advance understanding of brain-behavior relationships throughout the human lifespan through integrated experimental and clinical approaches.
