Prof. Dr. Edmund Wascher

Head of Department

Head of department

wascher@ifado.de

+49 231 1084-362

Secretariat

Judith Geiger

geiger@ifado.de

+49 231 1084-361

Address

Ardeystr. 67
44139 Dortmund

since 2004
Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, full professor for Ergonomics, Technical University of Dortmund
2000-2004
head of the Junior Research Group „Cognitive psychophysiology“ at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Munich
1997–2000
assistant professor at the University of Tübingen (Clinical Psychology)
1992–1997
research associate at the Medical University Lübeck (Clinic for Neurology)
1992
PhD in psychology, University of Graz (Austria) and University of Munich
1989
Diploma, University of Graz (Austria)

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

Sabo M, Varlet M, Wascher E, Gajewski PD, Grootswagers T:

Multiple Partially Overlapping Neural Modules Orchestrate Conflict Processing. Imaging Neurosci 4: IMAG.a.1135 (2026) doi: 10.1162/IMAG.a.1135

Getzmann S, Ülkü S, Wascher E, Schneider D:

Older Adults Benefit More From Flexibility When Dealing With Task Interruptions: EEG Evidence From a Working Memory Task. Psychol Aging (2026) doi:10.1037/pag0000963. Epub ahead of print.

Getzmann S, Wascher E, Rudinger G, Graas F, Karthaus M:

Active mobility in higher age: Regular cycling is associated with maintaining car driving performance. Transp Res Part F Traffic Psychol Behav 118: 103544 (2026) doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2026.103544

von Haugwitz L, Wascher E, Larra MF:

Cardiac phase modulates behavior and response related lateralization in visual spatial conflicts during change detection. Imaging Neurosci 4: IMAG.a.1150 (2026) doi: 10.1162/IMAG.a.1150

Jungeblut HM, Genç E, Burke M, Gajewski PD, Getzmann S, Wascher E, Schubert A-L:

The Latent Organization of White Matter Microstructure and its Relation to Fluid Intelligence. Imaging Neurosci 4: IMAG.a.1167 (2026) doi: 10.1162/IMAG.a.1167

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.