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Thomas Lachmann is affiliated with the Technical University of Kaiserslautern in Germany. Their research spans across the fields of Psychology and Neuroscience, with a particular focus on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Human-Computer Interaction, and Education.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
  • Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
  • Neuroscience and Music Perception
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Multisensory perception and integration
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms

Thomas Lachmann has contributed scholarly articles to several publication venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • Journal of Cultural Cognitive Science
  • Scientific Reports
  • NOISE-CON proceedings
  • AHFE international
  • Biological Psychology

Their notable recent papers include:

  • "Multimodal Natural Human-Computer Interfaces for Computer-Aided Design: A Review Paper," 2022, Applied Sciences
  • "Performance differences between instructions on paper vs digital glasses for a simple assembly task," 2021, Applied Ergonomics
  • "Protective effect of restorative possibilities on cognitive function and mental health in children and adolescents: A scoping review including the role of physical activity," 2023, Environmental Research
  • "Implementation of AI Technologies in manufacturing - success factors and challenges," 2022, AHFE international
  • "Creativity across the lifespan: changes with age and with dementia," 2023, BMC Geriatrics

Frequent collaborators include Jan Spilski, Maria Klatte, Daniela Czernochowski, Kirstin Bergström, and Ann-Kathrin Beck. These coauthors have worked with Lachmann extensively, contributing to multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Does noise affect learning? A short review on noise effects on cognitive performance in children

    Maria Klatte;Kirstin Bergström;Thomas Lachmann

  • Effects of noise and reverberation on speech perception and listening comprehension of children and adults in a classroom-like setting

    Maria Klatte;Thomas Lachmann;Markus Meis

  • Diagnostic subgroups of developmental dyslexia have different deficits in neural processing of tones and phonemes

    Thomas Lachmann;Stefan Berti;Teija Kujala;Erich Schröger

  • Does mental rotation require central mechanisms

    Eric Ruthruff;Jeff Miller;Thomas Lachmann

  • Distinguishing cause from effect – many deficits associated with developmental dyslexia may be a consequence of reduced and suboptimal reading experience

    Falk Huettig;Thomas Lachmann;Alexandra Reis;Karl Magnus Petersson;Karl Magnus Petersson

  • The irrelevant sound effect in short-term memory: Is there developmental change?

    Maria Klatte;Thomas Lachmann;Sabine Schlittmeier;Jürgen Hellbrück

  • Reading Disability as a Deficit in Functional Coordination

    T. Lachmann

  • Paradoxical enhancement of letter recognition in developmental dyslexia.

    Thomas Lachmann;Cees van Leeuwen

  • Acting your avatar’s age: effects of virtual reality avatar embodiment on real life walking speed

    René Reinhard;Khyati Girish Shah;Corinna A. Faust-Christmann;Thomas Lachmann

  • Creative reasoning across developmental levels: Convergence and divergence in problem creation

    Saskia Jaarsveld;Thomas Lachmann;Cees van Leeuwen

  • Intelligence in creative processes: An EEG study

    Saskia Jaarsveld;Andreas Fink;Marcus Rinner;Daniela Schwab

  • Letter Reversals in Dyslexia: Is the Case Really Closed? A Critical Review and Conclusions

    Thomas Lachmann;Thomas Geyer

  • Negative and positive congruence effects in letters and shapes.

    Cees Van Leeuwen;Thomas Lachmann

  • Effects of Aircraft Noise on Reading and Quality of Life in Primary School Children in Germany Results From the NORAH Study

    Maria Klatte;Jan Spilski;Jochen Mayerl;Ulrich Möhler

  • Event-related brain potentials dissociate visual working memory processes under categorial and identical comparison conditions.

    Stefan Berti;Hans-Georg Geissler;Thomas Lachmann;Axel Mecklinger

  • Mental Rotation of Letters and Shapes in Developmental Dyslexia

    Patrycja Rusiak;Patrycja Rusiak;Thomas Lachmann;Piotr Jaskowski;Cees van Leeuwen

  • Different letter-processing strategies in diagnostic subgroups of developmental dyslexia.

    Thomas Lachmann;Cees Van Leeuwen

  • Developmental dyslexics show deficits in the processing of temporal auditory information in German vowel length discrimination

    Katarina Groth;Thomas Lachmann;Axel Riecker;Irene Muthmann

  • Contribution of the anterior insula to temporal auditory processing deficits in developmental dyslexia

    Claudia Steinbrink;Hermann Ackermann;Thomas Lachmann;Thomas Lachmann;Axel Riecker

  • Development of Rapid Temporal Processing and Its Impact on Literacy Skills in Primary School Children

    Claudia Steinbrink;Claudia Steinbrink;Karin Zimmer;Thomas Lachmann;Martin Dirichs

  • Memory search instead of template matching? Representation-guided inference in same-different performance.

    Thomas Lachmann;Hans-Georg Geissler

Frequent Co-Authors

Angela D. Friederici
Angela D. Friederici Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Karl Magnus Petersson
Karl Magnus Petersson University of Algarve
Eric Ruthruff
Eric Ruthruff University of New Mexico
Andreas Fink
Andreas Fink University of Graz
Mathias Benedek
Mathias Benedek University of Graz
Alexandra Reis
Alexandra Reis University of Algarve
Narayanan Srinivasan
Narayanan Srinivasan Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Axel Mecklinger
Axel Mecklinger Saarland University
Erich Schröger
Erich Schröger Leipzig University
Jeff Miller
Jeff Miller University of Otago

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