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 that were produced at IfADo. For all other publications of our scientific staff, please look at the links to other databases such as Pubmed.
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) (14 pp)
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: e41164 (2025)
Getzmann S, Arnau S, Gajewski PD, Wascher E:
Auditory distraction, time perception, and the role of age: ERP evidence from a large cohort study. Neurobiol Aging 144: 114-126 (2024)
Liegel N, Schneider D, Wascher E, Klatt L-I, Arnau S:
The effect of performance contingent reward prospects flexibly adapts to more versus less specific task goals. Psychophysiology 61: e1467 (2024) (20 pp)
Kleinert T, Nash K, Koenig T, Wascher E:
Normative intercorrelations between EEG microstate characteristics. Brain Topogr 37: 265–269 (2024)
Kleinert T, Koenig T, Nash K, Wascher E:
On the reliability of the EEG microstate approach. Brain Topogr 37: 271–286 (2024)
Alyan E, Arnau S, Reiser JE, Wascher E:
Synchronization-based fusion of EEG and eye blink signals for enhanced decoding accuracy. Sci Rep 14 (1): 26918 (2024) (15 pp)
Reiser JE, Alyan E, Arnau S, Wascher E:
Ein Einblick in den arbeitenden Kopf: Mit mobilem EEG und Augenaktivität kognitive Prozesse aufdecken. In: GfA (Hrsg.): Arbeitswissenschaft in-the-loop. Mensch-Technologie-Integration und ihre Auswirkung auf Mensch, Arbeit und Arbeitsgestaltung. 70. Frühjahrskongress der Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft e.V., 06.-08. März 2024, Stuttgart (Beitrag C.1.3, 6 S.). Sankt Augustin: GfA-Press, 2024
Gajewski PD, Rieker J, Athanassiou G, Bröde P, Claus M, Golka K, Hengstler JG, Kleinsorge T, Nitsche M, Reinders J, Tisch A, Watzl C, Wascher E, Getzmann S:
Arbeitsfähigkeit über die Lebensspanne: Rolle von biologischen, soziodemografischen, psychosozialen und Lebensstilfaktoren. In: 64. Wissenschaftliche Jahrestagung der DGAUM, 13. bis 16. März 2024 in München + online (Beitrag 17, S. 82-84). Hrsg. von Jessica Lang, Simone Schmitz-Spanke. Stuttgart: Gentner, 2024
Here you will find the Publications from 2010 onwards that were produced at IfADo. For all other publications of our scientific staff, please look at the links to other databases such as Pubmed.
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) (14 pp)
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: e41164 (2025)
Getzmann S, Arnau S, Gajewski PD, Wascher E:
Auditory distraction, time perception, and the role of age: ERP evidence from a large cohort study. Neurobiol Aging 144: 114-126 (2024)
Liegel N, Schneider D, Wascher E, Klatt L-I, Arnau S:
The effect of performance contingent reward prospects flexibly adapts to more versus less specific task goals. Psychophysiology 61: e1467 (2024) (20 pp)
Kleinert T, Nash K, Koenig T, Wascher E:
Normative intercorrelations between EEG microstate characteristics. Brain Topogr 37: 265–269 (2024)
Kleinert T, Koenig T, Nash K, Wascher E:
On the reliability of the EEG microstate approach. Brain Topogr 37: 271–286 (2024)
Alyan E, Arnau S, Reiser JE, Wascher E:
Synchronization-based fusion of EEG and eye blink signals for enhanced decoding accuracy. Sci Rep 14 (1): 26918 (2024) (15 pp)
Reiser JE, Alyan E, Arnau S, Wascher E:
Ein Einblick in den arbeitenden Kopf: Mit mobilem EEG und Augenaktivität kognitive Prozesse aufdecken. In: GfA (Hrsg.): Arbeitswissenschaft in-the-loop. Mensch-Technologie-Integration und ihre Auswirkung auf Mensch, Arbeit und Arbeitsgestaltung. 70. Frühjahrskongress der Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft e.V., 06.-08. März 2024, Stuttgart (Beitrag C.1.3, 6 S.). Sankt Augustin: GfA-Press, 2024
Gajewski PD, Rieker J, Athanassiou G, Bröde P, Claus M, Golka K, Hengstler JG, Kleinsorge T, Nitsche M, Reinders J, Tisch A, Watzl C, Wascher E, Getzmann S:
Arbeitsfähigkeit über die Lebensspanne: Rolle von biologischen, soziodemografischen, psychosozialen und Lebensstilfaktoren. In: 64. Wissenschaftliche Jahrestagung der DGAUM, 13. bis 16. März 2024 in München + online (Beitrag 17, S. 82-84). Hrsg. von Jessica Lang, Simone Schmitz-Spanke. Stuttgart: Gentner, 2024
Getzmann S, Golka K, Bröde P, Reinders J, Kadhum T, Hengstler JG, Wascher E, Gajewski PD:
Chronic Toxoplasma gondii infection modulates hearing ability across the adult life span. Life 14 (2): 194 (2024) (10 pp)
Stodt B, Neudek D, Getzmann S, Wascher E, Martin R:
Comparing auditory distance perception in real and virtual environments and the role of the loudness cue: A study based on event-related potentials. Hear Res 444: 108968 (2024) (15 pp)
Ülkü S, Getzmann S, Wascher E, Schneider D:
Be prepared for interruptions: EEG correlates of anticipation when dealing with task interruptions and the role of aging. Sci Rep 14 (1): 5679 (2024) (16 pp)
Larra MF, Gajewski PD, Getzmann S, Wascher E, Metzler Y:
Stress from early life to adulthood: Is there a protective role of cognitive control? Brain Cogn 78: 106165 (2024) (9 pp)
von Haugwitz L, Wascher E, Larra MF:
Triggered by your heart: Effects of cardioafferent traffic and stress on automatic responses in a Simon task. Psychophysiology 61 (8): e14572 (2024) (21 pp)