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.

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

Task interruptions impair visuospatial working memory: Behavioral and EEG evidence for feature-specific cognitive interference. Brain Res 1888: 150413 (2026) doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2026.150413

Metzler YA, Schade HM, Nitsche MA, Wascher E, Getzmann S, Gajewski PD, Melo L:

Beyond composite scores in chronotype assessment: item-level predictive patterns in the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire. Sci Rep 16(1): 17347 (2026) doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-54301-w

Stodt B, Neudek D, Martin R, Wascher E, Getzmann S:

Selective spatial attention to competing speakers in azimuth and depth: Evidence from real and virtual environments. Neuroimage Rep 6(3): 100390 (2026) doi: 10.1016/j.ynirp.2026.100390

Mundorf A, Merklein SA, Reinke P, Peterburs J, Getzmann S, Gajewski PD, Larra M, Wascher E, Ocklenburg S:

Effects of motor activity versus cognitive demand on asymmetries in EEG frequency bands and their relation to handedness. Front Hum Neurosci 20: 1796350 (2026) doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2026.1796350

Stodt B, Neudek D, Martin R, Wascher E, Getzmann S:

Change detection in audio-visual space: Neural evidence for age effects. Front Aging Neurosci 18: 1860627 (2026) doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2026.1860627

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

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

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.

Alyan E, Arnau S, Reiser JE, Getzmann S, Karthaus M, Wascher E:

Blink-related EEG activity measures cognitive load during proactive and reactive driving. Sci Rep 13 (1): 19379 (2023)

Rieker JA, Gajewski PD, Reales JM, Ballesteros S, Golka K, Hengstler JG, Wascher E, Getzmann S:

The impact of physical fitness, social life, and cognitive functions on work ability in middle-aged and older adults. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 96: 507–520 (2023)

Akan O, Bierbrauer A, Kunz L, Gajewski PD, Getzmann S, Hengstler JG, Wascher E, Axmacher N, Wolf OT:

Chronic stress is associated with specific path integration deficits. Behav Brain Res 442: 114305 (2023) (13 pp)

Getzmann S, Schneider D, Wascher E:

Selective spatial attention in lateralized multi-talker speech perception: EEG correlates and the role of age. Neurobiol Aging 126: 1-13 (2023)

Gajewski PD, Rieker JA, Athanassiou G, Bröde P, Claus M, Golka K, Hengstler JG, Kleinsorge T, Nitsche MA, Reinders J, Tisch A, Watzl C, Wascher E, Getzmann S:

A systematic analysis of biological, sociodemographic, psychosocial, and lifestyle factors contributing to work ability across the working life span: cross-sectional study. JMIR Form Res 7: e40818 (2023) (25 pp)

Klatt L-I, Begau A, Schneider D, Wascher E, Getzmann S:

Cross-modal interactions at the audiovisual cocktail-party revealed by behavior, ERPs, and neural oscillations. NeuroImage 271: 120022 (2023) (17 pp)

Alyan E, Wascher E, Arnau S, Kaesemann R, Reiser JE:

Operator state in a workplace simulation modulates eye-blink related EEG activity. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 31: 1167-1179 (2023)

Hucke CI, Heinen RM, Wascher E, van Thriel C:

Trigeminal stimulation is required for neural representations of bimodal odor localization: A time-resolved multivariate EEG and fNIRS study. Neuroimage 269: 119903 (11 pp) (2023)

Mundorf A, Getzmann S, Gajewski PD, Larra MF, Wascher E, Ocklenburg S:

Stress exposure, hand preference, and hand skill: A deep phenotyping approach. Laterality 28: 209–237 (2023)

Qi S, Menozzi M, Wascher E:

Effect of simulated vibration and noise exposure on human contrast sensitivity function. In: Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft (Hrsg.): Nachhaltig Arbeiten und Lernen – Analyse und Gestaltung lernförderlicher und nachhaltiger Arbeitssysteme und Arbeits- und Lernprozesse. 69. Kongress der Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft. Hannover, 01.-03.03. 2023 (Beitrag B.6.12 (6 S)). Sankt Augustin: GfA-Press, 2023