
- 2017Habilitation (Venia Legendi for Psychology, Priv.-Doz.), Faculty of Educational Science, Psychology and Educational Research (FK 12), TU Dortmund University
- since 2007research assistant in the "Ageing" networking group at IfADo
- 2005Doctorate at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.), Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
- since 2001Research assistant in the research group "Flexible Behavior Control" at IfADo
- 1994-2001Degree in psychology (Dipl.-Psych.), Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, major in biological psychology, minor in psychiatry
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Aging Research
- Cognitive Training
- Sports Psychology
- Psychoneuroimmunology
- Industrial Psychology
- Behavioral genetics
- Infectious diseases
Here you will find the Key publications from 2010 onwards that were produced at IfADo.
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)
Getzmann S, Reiser JE, Gajewski PD, Schneider D, Karthaus M, Wascher E:
Cognitive aging at work and in daily life - a narrative review on challenges due to age-related changes in central cognitive functions. Front Psychol 14: 1232344 (2023) (11 pp)
Gajewski PD, Golka K, Hengstler JG, Kadhum T, Digutsch J, Genç E, Wascher E, Getzmann S:
Does physical fitness affect cognitive functions differently across adulthood? An advantage of being older. Front Psychol 14: 1134770 (2023) (14 pp)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Gajewski PD, Getzmann S, Bröde P, Burke M, Cadenas C, Capellino S, Claus M, Genç E, Golka K, Hengstler JG, Kleinsorge T, Marchan R, Nitsche MA, Reinders J, van Thriel C, Watzl C, Wascher E:
Impact of biological and lifestyle factors on cognitive aging and work ability in the Dortmund Vital Study: Protocol of an interdisciplinary, cross-sectional, and longitudinal study. JMIR Res Protoc 11 (3): e32352 (2022) (18 pp)
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)
Yordanova J, Gajewski PD, Getzmann S, Kirov R, Falkenstein M, Kolev V:
Neural correlates of aging-related differences in pro-active control in a dual task. Front Aging Neurosci 13: 682499 (2021) (12 pp)
Laera G, Arcara G, Gajewski PD, Kliegel M, Hering A:
Age-related modulation of EEG time-frequency responses in prospective memory retrieval. Neuropsychologia 155: 107818 (2021)
Potter G, Hatch D, Hagy H, Radüntz T, Gajewski P, Falkenstein M, Freude G:
Slower information processing speed is associated with persistent burnout symptoms but not depression symptoms in nursing workers. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 43: 33-45 (2021)
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)
Gajewski PD, Thönes S, Falkenstein M, Wascher E, Getzmann S:
Multidomain cognitive training transfers to attentional and executive functions in healthy older adults. Front Hum Neurosci 14: 586963 (2020) (17 pp)
Bierbrauer A, Kunz L, Gomes CA, Luhmann M, Deuker L, Getzmann S, Wascher E, Gajewski PD, Hengstler JG, Fernandez-Alvarez M, Atienza M, Cammisuli DM, Bonatti F, Pruneti C, Percesepe A, Bellaali Y, Hanseeuw B, Strange BA, Cantero JL, Axmacher N:
Unmasking selective path integration deficits in Alzheimer’s disease risk carriers. Sci Adv 6(35): eaba1394 (2020)
Gajewski PD, Falkenstein M, Thönes S, Wascher E:
Stroop task performance across the lifespan: High cognitive reserve in older age is associated with enhanced proactive and reactive interference control. NeuroImage 207: 116430 (2020) (14 pp)
Here you will find the Publications from 2010 onwards that were produced at IfADo.
Falkenstein M, Gajewski PD, Getzmann S:
The electrophysiology of cognitive aging. (Editorial). J Psychophysiol 28: 101-104 (2014)
Falkenstein M, Gajewski P:
Förderung mentaler Gesundheit bei älteren Arbeitnehmern. In: Drupp M, Grauer S, Seele S, Das Demographie Netzwerk (Hrsg.): Gesundheits- und Demographiemanagement. Den demographischen Wandel im Betrieb gesund gestalten (S 25-34). Bremen: Fachverlag NW, 2014
Gajewski PD, Falkenstein M, Hengstler JG, Golka K:
Asymptomatische Toxoplasma gondii Infektion verschlechtert die Gedächtnisleistung bei Senioren. In: 54. Wissenschaftliche Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Arbeitsmedizin und Umweltmedizin e.V., Dokumentation. Dresden, 2.4.-4.4.2014 (S 125-128). Aachen: DGAUM, 2014
Falkenstein M, Gajewski PD:
Das alternde Gehirn: Konsequenzen für mentale Fitness, Arbeit und betriebliche Maßnahmen. In: Kastner M, Falkenstein M, Hinding B (Hrsg.): Leistung, Gesundheit und Innovativität im demografischen Wandel (S 231-251). Lengerich: Pabst Science Publ., 2014
Getzmann S, Falkenstein M, Gajewski PD:
Neuro-behavioral correlates of post-deviance distraction in middle-aged and old adults. J Psychophysiol 28: 178-186 (2014)
Schapkin SA, Gajewski PD, Freude G:
Age differences in memory-based task switching with and without cues. J Psychophysiol 28: 187-201 (2014)
Gajewski PD, Falkenstein M:
Age-related effects on ERP and oscillatory EEG-dynamics in a 2-back task. J Psychophysiol 28: 162-177 (2014)
Gajewski PD, Falkenstein M, Hengstler JG, Golka K:
Toxoplasma gondii impairs memory in infected seniors. Brain Behav Immun 36: 193-199 (2014)
Beste C, Getzmann S, Gajewski PD, Golka K, Falkenstein M:
Latent Toxoplasma gondii infection leads to deficits in goal-directed behavior in healthy elderly. Neurobiol Aging 35: 1037-1044 (2014)
Getzmann S, Gajewski PD, Falkenstein M:
Does age increase auditory distraction? Electrophysiological correlates of high and low performance in seniors. Neurobiol Aging 34: 1952-1962 (2013)
Gajewski PD, Falkenstein M:
Effects of task complexity on ERP components in Go/Nogo tasks. Int J Psychophysiol 87: 273-278 (2013)
Falkenstein M, Gajewski P, Getzmann S:
Abstracts of the International Conference “Aging & Cognition”: Dortmund, Germany, April 25-27, 2013 (Editorial). J Psychophysiol 27 (Suppl 1): 1-8 (2013)
Gajewski PD, Hengstler JG, Golka K, Falkenstein M, Beste C:
The functional tumor necrosis factor-α (308A/G) polymorphism modulates attentional selection in elderly individuals. Neurobiol Aging 34: 2694.e1-2694.e12 (2013)
Getzmann S, Falkenstein M, Gajewski PD:
Long-term cardiovascular fitness is associated with auditory attentional control in old adults: neurobehavioral evidence. PLoS One 8(9): e74539 (2013) (10 pp)
Falkenstein M, Friedmann C, Gajewski P, Loh S, Mengel D, Stahn C, Wild-Wall N:
Theoretischer Hintergrund. In: Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, BAuA (Hrsg.) [u.a. Falkenstein M]: Länger geistig fit im Beruf! Abschlussbericht PFIFF 2: Umsetzung des Programms PFIFF – Training zur Förderung von Gesundheit und geistiger Leistungsfähigkeit bei älteren Arbeitnehmern (S 9-20). Dortmund: BAuA, 2012 (Initiative Neue Qualität der Arbeit, INQA-Bericht, Nr. 43)