Mitglied der Arbeitsgruppe Multimodale Interaktion.
Christian Scharinger ist seit Juli 2010 als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter in der Arbeitsgruppe Multimodale Interaktion beschäftigt, zunächst als Doktorand dann als Postdoc. Seit Oktober 2018 arbeitet er als Principal Investigator im DFG-Projekt "Potentiale neurophysiologischer Maße für Forschung zum Instruktionsdesign am Beispiel dekorativer Bilder". Im Rahmen seiner Tätigkeit am IWM ist er maßgeblich beteiligt am Aufbau und Betrieb eines kombinierten EEG-Eyetracking-Labors. Seine Forschungsinteressen umfassen den Einsatz neuer Technologien (z.B. Virtual Reality, VR) und (neuro-) physiologischer Maße (z. B. Pupillendilatation, EEG-Frequenzbandenergie) in der Instruktionspsychologie. Dabei interessieren ihn unter einer Grundlagen- und Anwendungsperspektive die Erforschung kognitiver Prozesse bei der Informationsverarbeitung in digitalen Umgebungen (z. B. Hypertext, Websuche, Multimedia, VR), Einflussfaktoren hierauf (z.B. bildhafte 'seductive details', Arbeitsgedächtnisbelastung oder kognitive Konflikte), sowie die lernförderliche Gestaltung der digitalen Umgebung. Methodisch nutzt Christian Scharinger die kombinierte Blickbewegungs- und EEG-Datenanalyse um EEG-Korrelate kognitiver Prozesse in freien Lese- und Betrachtungssituationen zu analysieren.
Vor seiner Tätigkeit am IWM arbeitete Christian Scharinger als Usability Engineer beim Internetportal WEB.DE in Karlsruhe sowie als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter in der DFG-Forschergruppe „Person Perception" im Fachbereich Allgemeine Psychologie der Universität Jena. Er studierte Linguistik, Informatik und Medienwissenschaft an den Universitäten Trier und Konstanz (Magister Artium 2007) und schloss seine Promotion im Fach Kognitionswissenschaft 2015 an der Eberhard Karls-Universität Tübingen ab. Von Februar bis September 2017 war er zudem als Postdoc am Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Kognitionspsychologie und Medienpsychologie an der Universität Tübingen angestellt.
Christian Scharinger ist Mitglied des Postdoc-Netzwerks "Kognitive Konflikte bei der Mediennutzung“ des IWM.
EEG-basierte neuronale Signaturen differenzieller Arbeitsgedächtnisbelastungen
Appel, T., Gerjets, P., Hoffman, S., Moeller, K., Ninaus, M., Scharinger, C., Sevcenko, N., Wortha, F., & Kasneci, E. (in press). Cross-task and cross-participant classification of cognitive load in an emergency simulation game. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing. https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/taffc.2021.3098237
Grissmann, S., Spüler, M., Faller, J., Krumpe, T., Zander, T., Kelava, A., Scharinger, C., & Gerjets, P. (2020). Context Sensitivity of EEG-based Workload Classification under different Affective Valence. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, 11(2), 327-334. https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/taffc.2017.2775616
Scharinger, C., Schüler, A., & Gerjets, P. (2020). Using eye-tracking and EEG to study the mental processing demands during learning of text-picture combinations. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 158, 201-214. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2020.09.014
Open Access
Krumpe, T., Scharinger, C., Rosenstiel, W., Gerjets, P., & Spüler, M. (2018). Unity and diversity in working memory load: Evidence for the separability of the executive functions updating and inhibition using machine learning. Biological Psychology, 139, 163-172. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2018.09.008
Scharinger, C. (2018). Fixation-related EEG frequency band power analysis: A promising methodology for studying instructional design effects of multimedia learning material. Frontline Learning Research, 6(3), 57-71.
Grissmann, S., Faller, J., Scharinger, C., Spüler, M., & Gerjets, P. (2017). Electroencephalography based Analysis of Working Memory Load and Affective Valence in an N-back Task with Emotional Stimuli. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 11:616. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00616
Open Access
Scharinger, C., Soutschek, A., Schubert, T., & Gerjets, P. (2017). Comparison of the working memory load in n-back and working memory span tasks by means of EEG frequency band power and P300 amplitude. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 11:6. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00006
Open Access
Scharinger, C., Kammerer, Y., & Gerjets, P. (2015). Pupil dilation and EEG alpha frequency band power reveal load on executive functions for link-selection processes during text reading. PLoS ONE, 10, e0130608. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130608
Open Access
Scharinger, C., Soutschek, A., Schubert, T., & Gerjets, P. (2015). When flanker meets the n-back: What EEG and pupil dilation data reveal about the interplay between the two central-executive working memory functions inhibition and updating. Psychophysiology, 52(10), 1293-1304. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/psyp.12500
Open Access
Appel, T., Scharinger, C., Gerjets, P., & Kasneci, E. (2018). Cross-subject workload classification using pupil-related measures. Proceedings of the 2018 ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research & Applications - ETRA '18 (article 4). New York, NY, USA: ACM. https://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3204493.3204531
Scharinger, C., Kammerer, Y., & Gerjets, P. (2016). Fixation-related
EEG frequency band power analysis: a promising neuro-cognitive
methodology to evaluate the matching-quality of web search results? In C. Stephanidis (Ed.), Communications in Computer and Information Science
series, Vol. 617 (pp. 245-250). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40548-3_41
Spüler, M., Krumpe, T., Walter, C., Scharinger, C., Rosenstiel, W., & Gerjets, P. (2017). Brain-computer interfaces for educational applications. In J. Buder & F. Hesse (Eds.), Informational Environments: Effects of Use, Effective Designs (pp. 177-201). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
Scharinger, C. (2022, May 9). The effects of time-pressure and pictorial seductive details on learning, pupil dilation, and heart rate. 4th meeting of EARLI Emerging Field Group “The potential of biophysiology for understanding learning and teaching experiences”. University of Padua, Italy. [Poster]
Gerjets, P., Brucker, B., Scharinger, C., & Kasneci, E. (2021, August 23-27). Can and should we assess and optimize learners’ engagement and cognitive load with machine learning? Invited talk at the SIG 7 Symposium „What does machine learning offer for learning and instruction: Potentials and ethical considerations” at 19th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), Special Interest Group (SIG) 7. Gothenburg, Sweden. [Talk]
Scharinger, C. (2021, August 23-27). Using EEG and Eye-Tracking to study the seductiveness of decorative pictures. 19th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI). Gothenburg, Sweden. [Talk]
Scharinger, C. (2021, April 26). Promises and pitfalls of using neurophysiology to study the effects of pictorial seductive details during text reading. Invited talk at Research Reading Unit, University of Valencia. Valencia, Spain. [Talk]
Scharinger, C., Klötzel, A., Halfmann, M., & Gerjets, P. (2021, September 14-16). (K)ein Seductive-Details-Effekt für virtuelle Umgebungen? Eingeladener Vortrag auf einem Symposium „Lernen mit VR- und AR-Technologie: Konzeptuelle Grundlagen und empirische Befunde“ der 18. Tagung der Fachgruppe Pädagogische Psychologie (PaePsy 2021). Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg. [Vortrag]
Scharinger, C., & Ninaus, M. (2021, August 23-27). Multiple perspectives on seductive details. Session P. 19th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI). Gothenburg, Sweden. [Symposium Organisation]
Scharinger, C. (2020, January). The effects of 'pictorial seductive details' on working memory and text reading comprehension. Invited talk at Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), Kolloquium Allgemeine Psychologie. Halle. [Talk]
Scharinger, C. (2020, December). Promises and pitfalls of using neurophysiology to study the effects of pictorial seductive details. European Association for Research on Learning and Insruction (EARLI). Special Interest Group (SIG) 27 (online conference). [Talk]
Scharinger, C. (2020, March). The effects of decorative pictures on text reading and working memory performance as revealed by EEG alpha frequency band power and pupil dilation data. 62. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP). Jena. (Conference cancelled). https://teap2020.dryfta.com/ [Talk]
Scharinger, C. (2020, January). Potentials of neurophysiological measures for research on instructional design: The case of decorative pictures. Invited talk at Rationality Enhancement Lab, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems. Tübingen. [Talk]
Scharinger, C. (2019, August). Using EEG and eye-tracking as process measures to study the effects of pictorial seductive details. 18th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI). Aachen, Germany. [Poster]
Appel, T., Scharinger, C., Gerjets, P., & Kasneci, E. (2018, June). Cross-subject workload classification using pupil-related measures. Tenth ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research & Applications (ETRA). Warsaw, Poland. [Talk]
Lachmair, M., Scharinger, C., & Gerjets, P. (2018, March). Near-hand effect revisited. Potential of Virtual Reality (VR) to study psychological processes. 60. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP). Marburg. [Poster]
Scharinger, C. (2018, June). EEG and eye-tracking as measures of cognitive load in instructional psychology. IWM Summer School: Multimodality and Knowledge Processes. Tübingen. [Poster]
Scharinger, C., Halfmann, M., Lachmair, M., & Gerjets, P. (2018, June). Using the EEG and Virtual Reality to study the effect of immersion on cognitive processing and learning. 2nd Earli SIG 27 Conference & 6th Polish Eye Tracking Conference. Warsaw, Poland. [Talk]
Scharinger, C., Lachmair, M., & Gerjets, P. (2018, July). Selective information processing nearby the hands: The near-hand effect revisited using Virtual Reality (VR) and EEG. 2. Vector-Workshop 'Virtual Environments: Current Topics in Psychological Research'. Tübingen. [Poster]
Scharinger, C., Soutschek, A., Schubert, T., & Gerjets, P. (2018, March). Sensitivity of pupil dilation and EEG alpha frequency band power for working memory load in n-back and span working memory tasks. 60. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP). Marburg. [Talk]
Scharinger, C. (2017, August). Combining eye-tracking with EEG data analysis: Potentials and methodological challenges. 17th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI). Tampere, Finnland. [Talk]
Scharinger, C., & Gerjets, P. (2017, August). Raven revisited: Fixation-related EEG alpha frequency band power and pupil dilation unravel fluctuations in cognitive load during task performance. 19th European Conference on Eye Movements (ECEM). Wuppertal. [Talk]
Scharinger, C., Schüler, A., & Gerjets, P. (2017, March). Text-picture integration during learning reduces working memory load as revealed by EEG frequency band power. 59. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP). Dresden. [Talk]
Scharinger, C., Schüler, A., & Gerjets, P. (2017, March). Text-picture integration during learning reduces working memory load as revealed by
EEG frequency band power. 59. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP). Dresden. [Talk]
Scharinger, C. (2016, June). When flanker meets the n-back. Eingeladener Vortrag beim Max-Planck-Institut für biologische Kybernetik. Tübingen. [Talk]
Scharinger, C., Kammerer, Y., & Gerjets, P. (2016, July). Fixation-related EEG frequency band power analysis: A promising
neuro-cognitive methodology to evaluate the matching-quality of web
search results? 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI International). Toronto, Canada. [Poster]
Scharinger, C., Kammerer, Y., & Gerjets, P. (2016, March). Pupil dilation
and EEG alpha frequency band power reveal increased cognitive load for
link-selection processes during hypertext-like reading. 58. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP). Heidelberg. [Talk]
Scharinger, C., Kammerer, Y., & Gerjets, P. (2016, December). Fixation-related EEG frequency band power analysis: A promising neuro-cognitive methodology to study integration processes during reading of web search results? European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI). Special Interest Group (SIG) 27. Oulu, Finland. [Talk]
Scharinger, C., Schüler, A., & Gerjets, P. (2016, June). Text-picture
integration during learning – EEG frequency band power correlates of
congruency effects. European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI). Special Interest Group (SIG) 22. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [Poster]
Scharinger, C., Soutschek, A., Schubert, T., & Gerjets, P. (2016, September). When flanker meets the n-back: What EEG and pupil dilation
data reveal about the interplay between the two central-executive
working memory functions inhibition and updating. Invited talk at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR). Minneapolis, MN, USA. [Talk]
Scharinger, C., & Gerjets, P. (2015, August). Working memory matters,
near-hand postures do not. Why are the effects of working-memory load
and interference-control demands on pupil dilation not influenced by the
near-hand effect? 18th European Conference on Eye Movement Research. Wien, Austria. [Poster]
Scharinger, C. (2014, April). Measuring cognitive load by means of electroencephalography (EEG) and pupil dilation. Le Laboratoire des Usages en Technologies d'Information Numériques (LUTIN Userlab). Cité des sciences et de l'industrie. Paris, France. [Talk]
Scharinger, C. (2014, September). Measuring cognitive load by means of Electroencephalography (EEG) and pupil dilation. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. [Talk]
Scharinger, C., & Gerjets, P. (2014, April). When Flanker meets the n-back task: Pupil dilation and EEG correlates for load on executive working memory functions. 56. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP). Gießen. [Talk]
Scharinger, C., Soutschek, A., Schubert, T., Walter, C., & Gerjets, P. (2014, October). When flanker meets the n-back: The interplay between the executive working memory functions inhibition and updating as revealed by EEG oscillatory, P300, and pupil dilation data. International Conference of Executive Functions (ICEF). Stuttgart. [Poster]
Kammerer, Y., Oloff, C., Scharinger, C., & Gerjets, P. (2013, August). The impact of hyperlinks on text comprehension in encyclopedic texts. 15th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI). München. [Talk]
Scharinger, C. (2013, September). Measuring cognitive load by means of Electroencephalography (EEG) and pupil dilation. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. [Talk]
Scharinger, C., Cierniak, G., Gerjets, P. (2013, March). When stroop and task shifting meet the n-back: Behavioral, electrophysiological (EEG), and eyetracking correlates of working memory load in a modified n-back task. 55. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP). Wien, Austria. [Poster]
Scharinger, C., Kammerer, Y., & Gerjets, P. (2013, August). Comparison of changes in EEG frequency band power and in pupil diameter as measures of cognitive load during working memory and text reading tasks. 17th European Conference on Eye Movement Research. Lund, Sweden. [Talk]
Scharinger, C., Kammerer, Y., & Gerjets, P. (2013, June). EEG frequency band power and pupil dilation as measures of cognitive load in
hyperlink-like selection processes during text reading. 6th International Cognitive Load Theory Conference. Toulouse, France. [Talk]
Scharinger, C. (2012, June). EEG correlates of working memory load. Biologische Psychologie, Universität Tübingen. [Talk]
Scharinger, C., Cierniak, G., Walter, C., Zander, T., & Gerjets, P. (2012, May). Measuring cognitive load by means of EEG-data - how detailed is the picture we can get? Meeting of the EARLI SIG 22 Neuroscience and Education. London, Great Britain. [Poster]
Scharinger, C., Cierniak, G., Walter, C., Zander, T., & Gerjets, P. (2012, September). Same, same, but different: EEG correlates of n-back and span working memory tasks. 48. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs). Bielefeld. [Poster]
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