Dr. Laura-Isabelle Klatt

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Dr. Laura-Isabelle Klatt

Institute of Medical Psychology (IMP)
Goethe-University
Heinrich-Hoffmann-Str. 10
Building 93A, Room A39
60528 Frankfurt am Main
Tel.: 069-6301 84735
Fax: 069-6301 7606
laura-isabelle.klatt[@]donders.ru.nl
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Curriculum Vitae

Professional Experience

Since 11/2025
DAAD PRIME Fellow at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Nijmegen
Since 11/2025
DAAD PRIME Fellow at the Institute of Medical Psychology, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main
09/2024–11/2024
Visiting Researcher at the Salzburg Brain Dynamics Lab, Paris Lodron University Salzburg
08/2020–10/2025
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, Dortmund
10/2016–08/2024
Doctoral Candidate at the Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, Dortmund and International Graduate School of Neuroscience (IGSN), Ruhr University Bochum
06/2015–10/2016
Research Assistant in the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Psychotherapy at Albert Ludwig University Freiburg

Education

10/2016–08/2020
PhD in Neuroscience (summa cum laude), International Graduate School of Neuroscience (IGSN), Ruhr University Bochum
10/2014–09/2016
M.Sc. Clinical Psychology, Rehabilitation and Neuroscience, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
10/2011–09/2014
B.Sc. Psychology (Major: Cognitive Neuroscience), Ruhr University Bochum
08/2008–06/2009
International High School Exchange Program, Lone Peak High School, Alpine, Utah, USA

Research Statement

My research explores the interplay of selective attention, working memory, and multisensory processing. I am particularly interested in how attention shapes perception, interacts with working memory, and enables the integration of information across sensory modalities.

My work combines methods from cognitive neuroscience, computational modeling and experimental psychology.

Figure 1. Schematic of the interaction between selective attention, working memory, and multisensory processing investigated in my research.

Funding

  1. DAAD PRIME Fellowship (Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience, Success Rate: 14%) “Cross-Modal Binding within Working Memory: Insights from Behavior, Computational Modeling, and EEG”. Funds: TV-L 13 position for 18 months
    – Host Institutions: Radboud University / Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging (Prof. Uta Noppeney), Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Institut für Medizinische Psychologie (Dr. Christoph Bledowski, Prof. Jochen Kaiser)
  2. EPS Study Visit Grant, Funds: £1,205
    – Research visit at the University of Birmingham, hosted by Prof. Clayton Hickey, June 2025
  3. G. A. Lienert-Foundation Travel Grant for Early Career Researchers in Biopsychological Methods (Success Rate: 33%), Funds: 1200 €
    – Research visit at the University of Salzburg, hosted by Prof. Nathan Weisz, Sept–Nov 2024

Publications

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Preprints

Arslan, C., Schneider, D., Getzmann, S., Wascher, E., Klatt, L. I. (2026). Neural reinstatement of features in audiovisual working memory indicates object-based retrieval. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.06.704386.
Cesnaite et al. (2025). The EEGManyPipelines Dataset: Metascientific Data on 168 Independent Analyses of a Single EEG Dataset. MetaArXiv. https://osf.io/preprints/metaarxiv/c4xwg_v1.
Keitel, A., et al. (2025). Brain rhythms in cognition — controversies and future directions. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.15639.
Klatt, L. I.*, Hucke, C. I.* (2025). Cross-modal influence of odorant stimulation on sound localization revealed by EEG and diffusion modeling. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.27.586970.

Peer-reviewed Articles

2026

Gabdulkhakov, A., Sperl, M. F. J., Merz, C., Klatt, L. I., Fraenz, C., Genç, E. (in press). Multimodal spatiotemporal dynamics of frontomedial theta and bold signal reveal functional roles in updating and suppressing aversive memory during fear extinction. Psychophysiology.
Turoman, N., Walter, E., Motz, A., & Klatt, L. I. (2026). Presenting Features Audiovisually Improves Working Memory for Bindings. Journal of Cognition, 9(1), 12.

2025

Arslan, C., Schneider, D., Getzmann, S., Wascher, E., & Klatt, L. I. (2025). Tracking neural representations of attended and unattended features in multisensory working memory over time. Brain Research, 1864, 149817.
Arslan, C., Schneider, D., Getzmann, S., Wascher, E., & Klatt, L. I. (2025). The Interplay between Multisensory Processing and Attention in Working Memory: Behavioral and Neural Indices of Audio-Visual Object Storage. Psychophysiology, 62(2), e70018.
Adam, K. C. S., Klatt, L. I., Miller, J. A., Rösner, M., Fukuda, K., & Kiyonaga, A. (2025). Beyond Routine Maintenance: Current Trends in Working Memory Research. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 1–17.

2024

Liegel, N., Schneider, D., Wascher, E., Klatt, L. I., & Arnau, S. (2024). The effect of performance contingent reward prospects flexibly adapts to more versus less specific task goals. Psychophysiology, 61(12), e14678.

2023

Klatt, L. I., Begau, A., Schneider, D., Wascher, E., & Getzmann, S. (2023). Cross-modal interactions in behavior, ERPs, and neural oscillations at the audiovisual cocktail-party. NeuroImage, 271, 120022.

2022

Begau, A., Arnau, S., Klatt, L. I., Wascher, E., & Getzmann, S. (2022). Using visual speech at the cocktail-party: CNV evidence for early speech extraction in younger and older adults. Hearing Research, 426, 108636.
Klatt, L. I., Getzmann, S., & Schneider, D. (2022). Attentional Modulations of Alpha Power Are Sensitive to the Task-relevance of Auditory Spatial Information. Cortex, 153, 1–20.
Begau, A., Klatt, L. I., Schneider, D., Wascher, E., & Getzmann, S. (2022). The role of informational content of visual speech in an audiovisual cocktail party. European Journal of Neuroscience, 56(8), 5215–5234.
Rösner, M., Sabo, M., Klatt, L. I., Wascher, E., & Schneider, D. (2022). Preparing for the unknown: How working memory provides a link between perception and anticipated action. NeuroImage, 260, 119466.

2021

Schneider, D., Herbst, S.*, Klatt, L. I.*, & Wöstmann, M. (2021). Target Enhancement or Distractor Suppression? Functionally Distinct Alpha Oscillations form the Basis of Attention. European Journal of Neuroscience, 55(11–12), 3256–3265.
Begau, A., Klatt, L. I., Wascher, E., Schneider, D., & Getzmann, S. (2021). Do congruent lip movements facilitate speech processing in a dynamic audiovisual multi-talker scenario? Behavioral Brain Research, 412, 113436.

2020

Klatt, L. I., Getzmann, S., Begau, A., & Schneider, D. (2020). A dual mechanism underlying retroactive shifts of auditory spatial attention. Scientific Reports, 10, 13860.
Getzmann, S., Klatt, L. I., Schneider, D., Begau, A., & Wascher, E. (2020). EEG correlates of spatial shifts of attention in a dynamic multi-talker speech perception scenario. Hearing Research, 398, 108077.
Klatt, L. I., Schneider, D., Schubert, A., Hanenberg, C., Lewald, J., Wascher, E., & Getzmann, S. (2020). Unraveling the relation between EEG-correlates of attentional orienting and sound localization performance. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 32(5), 945–962.

2018

Klatt, L. I., Getzmann, S., Wascher, E., & Schneider, D. (2018). The contribution of selective spatial attention to sound detection and sound localization. Biological Psychology, 138, 133–145.
Klatt, L. I., Getzmann, S., Wascher, E., & Schneider, D. (2018). Searching for auditory targets in external space and in working memory. Behavioral Brain Research, 353, 98–107.
Göddertz, A., Klatt, L. I., Mertes, C., & Schneider, D. (2018). Retroactive Attentional Shifts Predict Performance in a Working Memory Task. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 12, 428.
Lin, J., Klatt, L. I., McCracken, L., & Baumeister, H. (2018). Psychological flexibility mediates the effect of an online-based acceptance and commitment therapy for chronic pain. Pain, 159, 663–672.