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.
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 (2026) doi: 10.1162/IMAG.a.1135. Epub ahead of print.
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 (2026) doi: 10.1162/IMAG.a.1150. Epub ahead of print.
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 (2026) doi: 10.1162/IMAG.a.1167. Epub ahead of print.
Arslan C, Schneider D, Getzmann S, Wascher E, Klatt LI:
Tracking neural representations of attended and unattended features in multisensory working memory over time. Brain Res 1864:149817 (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2025.149817
Reiser JE, Rinkenauer G, Arnau S, Chuang LL, Wascher E:
How Do Humans Process Audiovisual Cues for Task-Switching While Walking? An EEG/ERP Study. Psychophysiology 62(8): e70122 (2025) doi: 10.1111/psyp.70122
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.
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
Wascher E, Reiser J, Rinkenauer G, Larrá M, Dreger FA, Schneider D, Karthaus M, Getzmann S, Gutberlet M, Arnau S:
Neuroergonomics on the go: An evaluation of the potential of mobile EEG for workplace assessment and design. Hum Factors 65: 86-106 (2023)
Larra M, Capellino S, Schwendich E, von Haugwitz L, Reinders J, Wascher E:
Immediate and delayed salivary cytokine responses during repeated exposures to Cold Pressor stress. Neuroimmunomodulation 30: 81–92 (2023)
Bröde P, Claus M, Gajewski PD, Getzmann S, Wascher E, Watzl C:
From immunosenescence to aging types – establishing reference intervals for immune age biomarkers by centile estimation. Int J Mol Sci 24 (17): 13186 (2023) (17 pp)
Alyan E, Arnau S, Reiser JE, Wascher E:
Eye blink-driven EEG: a step towards improved real-world data classification. In: 2023 IEEE EMBS Special Topic Conference on Data Science and Engineering in Healthcare, Medicine and Biology, Malta 2023 (pp 7-8). New York: IEEE, 2023
Gajewski PD, Stahn C, Zülch J, Wascher E, Getzmann S, Falkenstein M:
Effects of cognitive and stress management training in middle-aged and older industrial workers in different socioeconomic settings: A randomized controlled study. Front Psychol 14: 1229503 (2023)
Arnau S, Sharifian F, Wascher E, Larra MF:
Removing the cardiac field artifact from the EEG using neural network regression. Psychophysiology 60 (10): e14323 (2023) (13 pp)
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)