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.
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. 2025; 62(2):e70018. 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. 2025; 61(4):e70027. doi: 10.1111/ejn.70027
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. 2025; 43:100909. 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. 2025; 11(1):e41164. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41164
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)
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.
Reiser JE, Arnau S, Rinkenauer G, Wascher E:
Did you even see that? visual sensory processing of single stimuli under different locomotor loads. PLoS One 17(5): e0267896 (2022) (23 pp)
Rösner M, Sabo M, Klatt L-I, Wascher E, Schneider D:
Preparing for the unknown: How working memory provides a link between perception and anticipated action. NeuroImage 260: 119466 (2022) (16 pp)
Larra MF, Zhang X, Finke JB, Schächinger H, Wascher E, Arnau S:
Stress effects on the top-down control of visuospatial attention: Evidence from cue-dependent alpha oscillations. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci 22: 722-735 (2022)
Liegel N, Schneider D, Wascher E, Arnau S:
Task prioritization modulates alpha, theta and beta EEG dynamics reflecting proactive cognitive control. Sci Rep 12 (1): 15072 (2022) (15 pp)
Begau A, Klatt L-I, Schneider D, Wascher E, Getzmann S:
The role of informational content of visual speech in an audiovisual cocktail party: Evidence from cortical oscillations in young and old participants. Eur J Neurosci 58: 5215-5234 (2022)
Bröde P, Claus M, Gajewski PD, Getzmann S, Golka K, Hengstler JG, Wascher E, Watzl C:
Calibrating a comprehensive immune age metric to analyze the cross sectional age-related decline in cardiorespiratory fitness. Biology 11: 1576 (2022) (14 pp)
Bröde P, Claus M, Gajewski P, Getzmann S, Golka K, Hengstler JG, Wascher E, Watzl C:
Immune age, but not chronological age, together with obesity and independently from sex predicts low physical working capacity. In: Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft (Hrsg.): Technologie und Bildung in hybriden Arbeitswelten. 68. Kongress der Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft, Magdeburg, 02.-04.03.2022 (Beitrag A.1.2 (4 S)). Sankt Augustin: GfA-Press, 2022
Begau A, Arnau S, Klatt L-I, Wascher E, Getzmann S:
Using visual speech at the cocktail-party: CNV evidence for early speech extraction in younger and older adults. Hear Res 426: 108636 (2022) (14 pp)
Wascher E, Arnau S, Gutberlet M, Chuang LL, Rinkenauer G, Reiser JE:
Visual demands of walking are reflected in eye-blink-evoked EEG-activity. Appl Sci 12 (13): 6614 (2022) (17 pp)
Metzen D, Genç E, Getzmann S, Larra MF, Wascher E, Ocklenburg S:
Frontal and parietal EEG alpha asymmetry: a large-scale investigation of short-term reliability on distinct EEG systems. Brain Struct Funct 227: 725–740 (2022)
Getzmann S, Arnau S, Gajewski PD, Wascher E:
When long appears short: Effects of auditory distraction on event-related potential correlates of time perception. Eur J Neurosci 55: 121-137 (2022)
Thönes S, Arnau S, Wascher E, Schneider D:
Boosting working memory with accelerated clocks. NeuroImage 226: 117601 (2021) (12 pp)
Zickerick B, Kobald SO, Thönes S, Küper K, Wascher E, Schneider D:
Don't stop me now: Hampered retrieval of action plans following interruptions. Psychophysiology 58: e13725 (2021) (17 pp)
Hucke CI, Heinen RM, Pacharra M, Wascher E, van Thriel C:
Spatiotemporal processing of bimodal odor lateralization in the brain using electroencephalography microstates and source localization. Front Neurosci 14: 620723 (2021) (15 pp)