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.
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
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
Karthaus M, Getzmann S, Wascher E, Rudinger G, Graas F:
Die Entwicklung verkehrssicherheitsrelevanter Personenmerkmale von Seniorinnen und Senioren: Eine Längsschnittstudie über fünf Jahre. Bergisch Gladbach: Bundesanstalt für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen, 2025 (Berichte der Bundesanstalt für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen: Mensch und Sicherheit, Heft M 352)
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
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.
Hoppe K, Wascher E, Küper K:
Feature overlap and relevance determine sequential modulations in the Simon task. J Psychophysiol 34: 81-98 (2020)
Guth S, Hüser S, Roth A, Degen G, Diel P, Edlund K, Eisenbrand G, Engel K-H, Epe B, Grune T, Heinz V, Henle T, Humpf H-U, Jäger H, Joost H-G, Kulling SE, Lampen A, Mally A, Marchan R, Marko D, Mühle E, Nitsche MA, Röhrdanz E, Stadler R, van Thriel C, Vieths S, Vogel RF, Wascher E, Watzl C, Nöthlings U, Hengstler JG:
Toxicity of fluoride: critical evaluation of evidence for human developmental neurotoxicity in epidemiological studies, animal experiments and in vitro analyses. Arch Toxicol 94: 1375-1415 (2020)
Arnau S, Löffler C, Rummel J, Hagemann D, Wascher E, Schubert A-L:
Inter-trial alpha power indicates mind wandering. Psychophysiology 11: e13581 (2020) (14 pp)
Wascher E, Arnau S, Schneider D, Hoppe K, Getzmann S, Verleger R:
No effect of target probability on P3b amplitudes. Int J Psychophysiol 153: 107-115 (2020)
Schneider D, Zickerick B, Thönes S, Wascher E:
Encoding, storage, and response preparation-Distinct EEG correlates of stimulus and action representations in working memory. Psychophysiology 57: e13577 (2020) (15 pp)
Reiser JE, Wascher E, Rinkenauer G, Arnau S:
Mobiles EEG in der freien Wildbahn – Erfassung psychischer Beanspruchung. In: Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft (GfA), Jäger M (Hrsg.): 66. Kongress der Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft „Digitale Arbeit, digitaler Wandel, digitaler Mensch? TU Berlin, HU Berlin, 16.-18.03.2020 (Beitrag A.6.4) (1 S). Dortmund: GfA-Press, 2020
Wascher E, Arnau S, Rinkenauer G, Reiser J:
Kognitive Neuroergonomie – Neue Wege in der Erfassung mentaler Beanspruchung. In: Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft (GfA), Jäger M (Hrsg.): 66. Kongress der Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft „Digitale Arbeit, digitaler Wandel, digitaler Mensch? TU Berlin, HU Berlin, 16.-18.03.2020 (Beitrag A.6.5) (1 S). Dortmund: GfA-Press, 2020
Karthaus M, Wascher E, Getzmann S:
Ablenkung und Autofahren: Unterschiede in der Bremsreaktion im Fahrsimulator bei jungen und älteren Autofahrern. In: Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft (GfA), Jäger M (Hrsg.): 66. Kongress der Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft „Digitale Arbeit, digitaler Wandel, digitaler Mensch? TU Berlin, HU Berlin, 16.-18.03.2020 (Beitrag B.15.8) (1 S). Dortmund: GfA-Press, 2020
Getzmann S, Klatt LI, Schneider D, Begau A, Wascher E:
EEG correlates of spatial shifts of attention in a dynamic multi-talker speech perception scenario in younger and older adults. Hear Res 398: 108077 (2020)