PD Dr. Stephan Getzmann

Group Leader Aging

Aging

+49 231 1084-338

getzmann@ifado.de

Publications in Google Scholar

Head of department

Prof. Dr. Edmund Wascher

wascher@ifado.de

+49 231 1084-362

Secretariat

Judith Geiger

geiger@ifado.de

+49 231 1084-361

Address

Ardeystr. 67
44139 Dortmund

since 2015
Head of IfADo networking group "Aging", Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environments and Human Factors - IfADo
2007-2015
"Eigene Stelle" (principal investigator funded by the German Research Foundation) at the IfADo research group "Aging" (head Prof. Dr. M. Falkenstein)
2010
state doctorate (habilitation) in psychology, University of Dortmund
2004
Ph. D. (Dr. phil.; summa cum laude)
1999-2007
research associate at the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Bochum (Dept. Prof. Dr. R. Guski)
1999
diploma thesis in psychology (with distinction)
1991-1999
studies of psychology at the University of Duisburg and Wuppertal
1993
diploma thesis in electrical engineering
1987-1993
studies of electrical engineering at the University of Duisburg

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 Google Scholar.

Getzmann S, Arnau S, Gajewski PD, Wascher E:

Auditory distraction, time perception, and the role of age: ERP evidence from a large cohort study. Neurobiol Aging 144: 114-126 (2024)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

Using visual speech at the cocktail-party: CNV evidence for early speech extraction in younger and older adults. Hear Res 426: 108636 (2022) (14 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)

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)

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)

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 Google Scholar.

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)

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

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

Arbeitsfähigkeit über die Lebensspanne: Rolle von biologischen, soziodemografischen, psychosozialen und Lebensstilfaktoren. In: 64. Wissenschaftliche Jahrestagung der DGAUM, 13. bis 16. März 2024 in München + online (Beitrag 17, S. 82-84). Hrsg. von Jessica Lang, Simone Schmitz-Spanke. Stuttgart: Gentner, 2024

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

Perception and neural processing of auditory azimuth and distance information in a real and virtual environment. In: Fortschritte der Akustik - DAGA 2024. 50. Jahrestagung für Akustik, 18.-21.03.2024, Hannover (S 1490-1493). Berlin: DEGA, 2024

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)

Custodio RJP, Hengstler JG, Cheong JH, Kim HJ, Wascher E, Getzmann S:

Adult ADHD: it is old and new at the same time - what is it? Rev Neurosci 35: 225–241 (2024)

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

Phenotyping in clinical laterality research: a comparison of commonly used methods to determine mixed-handedness and ambidexterity. Laterality 29:331–349 (2024)

Getzmann S, Gajewski PD, Schneider D, Wascher E:

Resting-state EEG data before and after cognitive activity across the adult lifespan and a 5-year follow-up. Sci Data 11 (1): 988 (2024) (5 pp)

Getzmann S, Arnau S, Gajewski PD, Wascher E:

Auditory distraction, time perception, and the role of age: ERP evidence from a large cohort study. Neurobiol Aging 144: 114-126 (2024)