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. 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
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)
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)
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.
Karthaus M, Wascher E, Getzmann S:
Distraction in the driving simulator: An event-related potential (ERP) study with young, middle-aged, and older drivers. Safety 7 (2): 36 (2021) (17 pp)
Thönes S, Wascher E, Gajewski PD, Getzmann S:
Time hurries on but does not fly in older age – no effect of depressive symptoms. Timing & Time Perception 9: 241–256 (2021)
Arnau S, Brümmer T, Liegel N, Wascher E:
Inverse effects of time-on-task in task-related and task-unrelated theta activity. Psychophysiology 58: e13805 (2021) (15 pp)
Begau A, Klatt LI, Wascher E, Schneider D, Getzmann S:
Do congruent lip movements facilitate speech processing in a dynamic audiovisual multi-talker scenario? An ERP study with older and younger adults. Behav Brain Res 412: 113436 (2021) (16 pp)
Guth S, Hüser S, Roth A, Degen G, Diel P, Edlund K, Eisenbrand G, Engel KH, Epe B, Grune T, Heinz V, Henle T, Humpf HU, Jäger H, Joost HG, 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:
Contribution to the ongoing discussion on fluoride toxicity. Arch Toxicol 95: 2571-2587 (2021)
Sharifian F, Schneider D, Arnau S, Wascher E:
Decoding of cognitive processes involved in the continuous performance task. Int J Psychophysiol 167: 57-68 (2021)
Getzmann S, Reiser JE, Karthaus M, Rudinger G, Wascher E:
Measuring correlates of mental workload during simulated driving using cEEGrid electrodes: a test–retest reliability analysis. Front Neuroergon 2: 729197 (2021) (16 pp)
Reiser JE, Wascher E, Rinkenauer G, Arnau S:
Cognitive motor interference in the wild: Assessing the effects of movement complexity on task switching using mobile EEG. Eur J Neurosci 54: 8175-8195 (2021)
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