Prof. Dr. Edmund Wascher
Head of Department
- since 2004Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, full professor for Ergonomics, Technical University of Dortmund
- 2000-2004head of the Junior Research Group „Cognitive psychophysiology“ at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Munich
- 1997–2000assistant professor at the University of Tübingen (Clinical Psychology)
- 1992–1997research associate at the Medical University Lübeck (Clinic for Neurology)
- 1992PhD in psychology, University of Graz (Austria) and University of Munich
- 1989Diploma, University of Graz (Austria)
- information processing in human-machine systems
- adaptive interfaces
- perception-action integration
- visual attention
- neurophysiology of cognitive processing
Here you will find the Key publications from 2010 onwards. For all other publications of our scientific staff, please look at the links to other databases such as Pubmed.
Alyan E, Reiser JE, Wascher E:
Real-time monitoring of driver cognitive states: linking driving behavior to neural oscillations. Transp Res Part F Traffic Psychol Behav 116: 103423 (2026) doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2025.103423
Bröde P, Claus M, Getzmann S, Golka K, Hengstler JG, Reinders J, Wascher E, Watzl C, Gajewski PD:
Latent Toxoplasma gondii Infection Does Not Modulate Immune Aging in a Cross-Sectional Working-Age Population Study. Biomolecules 16(1): 55 (2026) doi: 10.3390/biom16010055
Gajewski PD, Bröde P, Claus M, Golka K, Hengstler JG, Watzl C, Wascher E, Getzmann S:
The association between hair cortisol and burnout is moderated by age, psychosocial, and immunological markers. Brain Behav Immun Health 43:100909 (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2024.100909
Alyan E, Arnau S, Getzmann S, Reiser JE, Karthaus M, Wascher E:
Age-related differences in eye blink-related neural activity and functional connectivity during driving. Heliyon 11(1): e41164 (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41164
Arslan C, Schneider D, Getzmann S, Wascher E, Klatt LI:
The Interplay Between Multisensory Processing and Attention in Working Memory: Behavioral and Neural Indices of Audiovisual Object Storage. Psychophysiology 62(2): e70018 (2025) doi: 10.1111/psyp.70018
Ülkü S, Getzmann S, Wascher E, Schneider D:
EEG Correlates of Cognitive Dynamics in Task Resumption After Interruptions: The Impact of Available Time and Flexibility. Eur J Neurosci 61(4): e70027 (2025) doi: 10.1111/ejn.70027
Custodio RJP, Sayson LV, Cho A, Jung H, Ortiz DM, Lee HJ, Alyan E, Wascher E, Getzmann S, Kim M, Kim KM, Yi EC, Kim HJ, Cheong JH:
Unraveling Predominantly Inattentive ADHD (ADHD-PI): Insights from Proteomic Analysis of the Striatum of Thyroid Hormone-Responsive Protein (THRSP)-Overexpressing Mice. Mol Neurobiol 62(10): 13225-13249 (2025) doi: 10.1007/s12035-025-05031-z
Stodt B, Neudek D, Martin R, Wascher E, Getzmann S:
Age-Related Differences in Neural Correlates of Auditory Spatial Change Detection in Real and Virtual Environments. Eur J Neurosci 61(10): e70141 (2025) doi: 10.1111/ejn.70141
Tor ÖB, Nitsche MA, Wascher E, Guzel NA, Layne CS:
Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation over the primary motor cortex on short-term balance acquisition in healthy individuals. J Neuroeng Rehabil 22(1): 146 (2025) doi: 10.1186/s12984-025-01663-3
Here you will find the Publications from 2010 onwards. For all other publications of our scientific staff, please look at the links to other databases such as Pubmed.
Alyan E, Reiser JE, Wascher E:
Real-time monitoring of driver cognitive states: linking driving behavior to neural oscillations. Transp Res Part F Traffic Psychol Behav 116: 103423 (2026) doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2025.103423
Bröde P, Claus M, Getzmann S, Golka K, Hengstler JG, Reinders J, Wascher E, Watzl C, Gajewski PD:
Latent Toxoplasma gondii Infection Does Not Modulate Immune Aging in a Cross-Sectional Working-Age Population Study. Biomolecules 16(1): 55 (2026) doi: 10.3390/biom16010055
Gajewski PD, Bröde P, Claus M, Golka K, Hengstler JG, Watzl C, Wascher E, Getzmann S:
The association between hair cortisol and burnout is moderated by age, psychosocial, and immunological markers. Brain Behav Immun Health 43:100909 (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2024.100909
Alyan E, Arnau S, Getzmann S, Reiser JE, Karthaus M, Wascher E:
Age-related differences in eye blink-related neural activity and functional connectivity during driving. Heliyon 11(1): e41164 (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41164
Arslan C, Schneider D, Getzmann S, Wascher E, Klatt LI:
The Interplay Between Multisensory Processing and Attention in Working Memory: Behavioral and Neural Indices of Audiovisual Object Storage. Psychophysiology 62(2): e70018 (2025) doi: 10.1111/psyp.70018
Ülkü S, Getzmann S, Wascher E, Schneider D:
EEG Correlates of Cognitive Dynamics in Task Resumption After Interruptions: The Impact of Available Time and Flexibility. Eur J Neurosci 61(4): e70027 (2025) doi: 10.1111/ejn.70027
Custodio RJP, Sayson LV, Cho A, Jung H, Ortiz DM, Lee HJ, Alyan E, Wascher E, Getzmann S, Kim M, Kim KM, Yi EC, Kim HJ, Cheong JH:
Unraveling Predominantly Inattentive ADHD (ADHD-PI): Insights from Proteomic Analysis of the Striatum of Thyroid Hormone-Responsive Protein (THRSP)-Overexpressing Mice. Mol Neurobiol 62(10): 13225-13249 (2025) doi: 10.1007/s12035-025-05031-z
Stodt B, Neudek D, Martin R, Wascher E, Getzmann S:
Age-Related Differences in Neural Correlates of Auditory Spatial Change Detection in Real and Virtual Environments. Eur J Neurosci 61(10): e70141 (2025) doi: 10.1111/ejn.70141
Tor ÖB, Nitsche MA, Wascher E, Guzel NA, Layne CS:
Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation over the primary motor cortex on short-term balance acquisition in healthy individuals. J Neuroeng Rehabil 22(1): 146 (2025) doi: 10.1186/s12984-025-01663-3