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.
Gajewski PD, Bröde P, Claus M, Golka K, Hengstler JG, Reinders J, Watzl C, Wascher E, Getzmann S:
Changes of cognitive functions and proinflammatory cytokines across the lifespan in latent Toxoplasma gondii infection. Brain Behav Immun Health 49: 101105 (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2025.101105.
Engler R, Stammen C, Arnau S, Schneider Penate J, Metzen D, Digutsch J, Gajewski PD, Getzmann S, Fraenz C, Reinders J, Voelkle MC, Streit F, Ocklenburg S, Schneider D, Burke M, Hengstler JG, Watzl C, Nitsche MA, Kumsta R, Wascher E, Genç E:
Electrophysiological resting-state signatures link polygenic scores to general intelligence. Sci Rep 15(1): 41170 (2025) doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-26778-4
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)
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.
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)
Peifer C, Hagemann V, Claus M, Larra MF, Aust F, Kühn M, Owczarek M, Broede P, Pacharra M, Steffens H, Watzl C, Wascher E, Capellino S:
Low self-reported stress despite immune-physiological changes in paramedics during rescue operations. EXCLI J 20: 792-811 (2021)
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)