Publications

Recent research papers and book chapters
Kemmerich R., Wienke A.S., Frischen U., Mathes B. (2025): Evaluating machine- and deep learning approaches for artifact detection in infant EEG: classifier performance, certainty, and training size effects. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express [open access]. 11, 035029. https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/add740
M?wisch, D., Wienke, A.S., Meier-Faust, E., Mathes, B., Attig, M. (2025): Cumulative socioeconomic risk factors and infant temperament. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft, 20:3-25. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-658-48674-7_1

Recent conference contributions and poster-presentations
Annika S. Wienke (2025): Socioeconomic inequalities affect brain responses of infants. SNRAC 2025 Conference "The social origins of trauma and resilience", August 20-21, 2025, Bremen, Germany.
Birgit Mathes, Ulrike Frischen, ?mer Koc, Robin Kemmerich, Annika S. Wienke (2025): Resting EEG at 7 month of age – differences related to familial socioeconomic background. Vortrag beim 22nd World Congress of Psychophysiology, July, 8-11, 2025, Krakow, Poland.
Annika S. Wienke, Birgit Mathes (2025): Impact of socio-economic status on the neuronal infant oddball response. Posterpr?sentation beim 22nd World Congress of Psychophysiology, July, 8-11, 2025, Krakow, Poland
2025
- Kemmerich R., Wienke A.S., Frischen U., Mathes B. (2025): Evaluating machine- and deep learning approaches for artifact detection in infant EEG: classifier performance, certainty, and training size effects. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express. 11, 035029. https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/add740
- M?wisch, D., Wienke, A.S., Meier-Faust, E., Mathes, B., Attig, M. (2025): Cumulative socioeconomic risk factors and infant temperament. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft, 20:3-25. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-658-48674-7_1
- Mathes B., Ba?ar-Ero?lu, C. (2025): Human Brain responses and functional brain networks across the lifespan. Brain Sciences, 15 (4), 402. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15040402
2024
- Wienke AS, Mathes B. (2024): Socioeconomic inequalities affect brain responses of infants growing up in Germany. Brain Sciences. 14 (6), 560. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14060560
- Mathes, B., Kemmerich, R., Wienke, A.S. (2024). Experimentelles Arbeiten mit Kindern aus verschiedenen (Sprach-)Kulturen und mit famili?ren Herausforderungen. Frühe Bildung, 13 (2): 116-118. https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/full/10.1026/2191-9186/a000666
- Kiel, N., Samdan, G., Wienke, A.S., Reinelt, T., Pauen, S., Mathes, B., Herzmann, Ch. (2024): "From co-regulation to self-regulation: Maternal soothing strategies and self-efficacy in relation to maternal reports of infant regulation at 3 and 7 months". Infant Mental Health Journal, 45 (2), 135-152, https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.22098
2023
- Kü?ük, K.M., Mathes, B., Schmiedt-Fehr, C., Ba?ar-Ero?lu, C. (2023). Aging attenuated theta response during multistable perception. Psychophysiology, 60 (6), e14286 https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14286
- Kü?ük, K.M., Wienke, A.S., Mathes, B., Ba?ar-Ero?lu, C. (2023). Multistable perception elicits compensatory alpha activity in older adults. Front Aging Neurosci. 15, 1136124. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2023.1136124
- R?mer, P., Kemmerich, R., Petermann, F., Mathes, B., Zierul, C. (2023). Alcohol and nicotine consumption during pregnancy. Prevalence and predictors among women in Bremen, Germany; Sucht 69 (3), https://doi.org/10.1024/0939-5911/a000815
2022
- Bas?ar-Erog?lu, C., Kü?ük, K.M., Rürup, L., Schmiedt-Fehr, C., Mathes, B. (2022). Oscillatory activities in multiple frequency bands in patients with schizophrenia during motion perception. Clin EEG Neurosci, 54(4), 349-358. doi: 10.1177/15500594221141825
- Samdan, G., Reinelt, T., Kiel, N., Mathes, B., Pauen, S. (2022). Maternal self-efficacy development from pregnancy to 3 months after birth. Infant Mental Health Journal, 00, 1– 14. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.22018.
2021
- R?mer, P., Gómez Putzer, A., Kemmerich, R., Mathes, B. (2021). Effects of prenatal electronic cigarette Exposure on foetal development: a review of the literature; Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde 81(11), 1224-1237. 10.1055/a-1524-5155.
2020:
- R?mer, P., Mathes, B., Reinelt, T., Stoyanova, P., Petermann, F., Zierul, C. (2020). Systematic review showed that low and moderate prenatal alcohol and nicotine exposure affected early child development. Acta Paediatrica 3, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.15453
- Samdan, G., Kiel, N., Petermann, F., Rothenfu?er, S., Zierul, C., Reinelt, T. (2020). The relationship between parental behavior and infant regulation: A systematic review. Developmental Review, 57, 10, 100923. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2020.100923
2019:
- Bouazizi, A., Eickmeyer, S., Stoyanova, P., Petermann, F., Reinelt, T., Herzmann, C. (2019). Die elterliche Beziehungsqualit?t als Ressource für die frühkindliche sozial-emotionale Entwicklung in den ersten Lebensjahren. Zeitschrift für Psychiatrie, Psychologie und Psychotherapie, 67(3), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1024/1661-4747/a000384
- Reinelt, T., Samdan, G., Kiel, N., Petermann, F. (2019). Frühkindliche Pr?diktoren externalisierender Verhaltensauff?lligkeiten. Kindheit und Entwicklung, 28, 19-32. 10.1026/0942-5403/a000268
- R?mer, P., Reinelt, T., Petermann, F., Teickner, C. (2019). Alcohol consumption during pregnancy – which effects on early child development are known? Alkoholkonsum w?hrend der Schwangerschaft – Welche Auswirkungen auf die frühkindliche Entwicklung sind bekannt? Kindheit und Entwicklung 28, 6–18. https://doi.org/10.1026/0942-5403/a000267
2018:
- Kiel, N., Bruckdorfer, R., Petermann, F., Reinelt, T. (2018). Temperament in der frühen Kindheit und die Entwicklung externalisierender St?rungen: Implikationen für die klinische Diagnostik. Zeitschrift für Psychiatrie, Psychologie und Psychotherapie, 66, 177-186. https://doi.org/10.1024/1661-4747/a000354
2025
- AS Wienke (2025): Socioeconomic inequalities affect brain responses of infants. SNRAC 2025 Conference "The social origins of trauma and resilience", August 20-21, 2025, Bremen, Germany.
- B Mathes, B., Frischen, U., Koc, ?., Kemmerich, R., Wienke, A.S. (2025): Resting EEG at 7 month of age – differences related to familial socioeconomic background. 22nd World Congress of Psychophysiology, July, 8-11, 2025, Krakow, Poland.
- AS Wienke, B Mathes (2025): Impact of socio-economic status on the neuronal infant oddball response. 22nd World Congress of Psychophysiology, July 8-11, 2025, Krakow, Poland.
- B Mathes (2025): Socioeconomic inequalities affect neuro-cognitive development and reserve: implications for aging. CombiDiag Workshop (NetEvent-5) of the MSCA Doctoral Network: Standardization of Alzheimer’s Peripheral Biomarkers in the CombiDiag project. June 16-18, 2025, Rome, Italy.
2024
- B Mathes, U Frischen, ? Koc, R Kemmerich, AS Wienke (2024). Including EEG-measures within longitudinal development studies - concepts and preliminary data from a German cohort study, IPEG Konferenz, November 21-24, 2024, Izmir, Türkey.
- Symposium Herausfordernde Lebensumwelten und kognitive Entwicklung der ersten Lebensjahre (2024). Chairs: Birgit Mathes, Sabina Pauen; 53. Fachtagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs), September 16-19, 2024, Vienna, Austria. Presentations:
- E Meier-Faust, AS Wienke, M Schynawa, B Mathes (2024): Rekrutierungsstrategien und Studienteilnahme junger Familien mit sozio?konomischen Herausforderungen.
- N Kiel, G Samdan, AS Wienke, T Reinelt, S Pauen, B Mathes, C Herzmann (2024): Von Ko-Regulation zur Selbstregulation: Mütterliche Beruhigungsstrategien und Selbstwirksamkeit im Verh?ltnis zu mütterlichen Berichten über die S?uglingsregulation im Alter von 3 und 7 Monaten.
- P Iken, G Samdan, M Oeltjen, B Mathes (2024): Einfluss des mütterlichen Bildungsstatus und famili?ren Stressoren auf den Einsatz von Medienger?ten bei S?uglingen.
- S Pauen, S Peykarjou, AS Wienke, B Mathes (2024): Kategorisierung abstrakter Muster mit 7 Monaten in einer Risikostichprobe: EEG Frequency Tagging in BRISE.
- AS Wienke, U Frischen, B Mathes (2024): Fokussierte Aufmerksamkeit und Ablenkbarkeit im Alter von 18 Monaten und ihr Zusammenhang mit Medienexposition im S?uglingsalter; R Kayser, B Mathes: Maternal help-seeking behavior in the first 15 months of Life.
- Third BRISE Conference on Early Childhood Development, September 26-27, 2024, Berlin, Germany. Presentations:
- N Borgmeier (1), JT Mack, L Rihm, V Weise, S Garthus-Niegel, B Mathes (2024). Role distribution, parental leave and its impact on maternal mental health and relationship satisfaction – comparison of two German subcultures during the transition to parenthood.
- E Meier-Faust, AS Wienke, M Schynawa, M Oeltjen, B Mathes (2024). Recruitment strategies and study par1cipa1on of young families with socio-economic challenges.
- AS Wienke, U Frischen, B Mathes (2024). Focused attention and distractibility at 18 months of age and their association with media exposure in infancy.
2023
Frischen, U., Wienke, A.S.: Fachgruppentagung Entwicklungspsychologie [developmental psychology expert group meeting ], chairs of Symposium A3, Einfluss- & Risikofaktoren frühkindlicher Entwicklung [influence and risk factors of early childhood development], EPSY conference, September 3-6, 2023, Berlin, Germany.
Wienke, A.S, Birgit Mathes, B.: Einfluss des sozio?konomischen Status auf lektrophysiologische Verarbeitung akustischer Reiz?nderung von S?uglingen (presentation). EPSY conference, September 3-6, 2023, Berlin, Germany.
Bernaciak, K.: Flucht, Migration und der Entwicklungsstand von Kindern im Frühkindlichen und Vorschulalter: Eine Untersuchung von Kindern syrischer Herkunft (presentation). EPSY conference, September 3-6, 2023, Berlin, Germany.
Iken, P., Samdan, G., Mathes, B.: Pr?valenz des Medienzugangs von Babys und Kleinkindern im Zusammenhang mit kindlichem Temperament und mütterlicher Bildung (poster). EPSY conference, September 3-6, 2023, Berlin, Germany.
Wienke, A.S., Zwad, H.E., Frischen, U., Mathes, B.: Focused attention and distractibility at the age of 18 Months – and its possible influence by previous media exposure (poster). EPSY conference, September 3-6, 2023, Berlin, Germany.
- Kayser, R., Frischen, U., Kemmerich, R., Mathes, B., Wienke, A. S. (2023). Overwiew of child assessments in the longitudinal study BRISE. 2nd BRISE Conference on Early Childhood Development, June 19-20, 2023, Berlin, Germany.
- Macha, T. (2023). Uncovering resilience: Why do some children develop well despite developmental risks? 2nd BRISE Conference on Early Childhood Development, June 19-20, 2023, Berlin, Germany.
- Wienke, A. S., Zwad, H. E., Mathes, B. (2023). Focused attention and distractibility at the age of 18 months - and its possible influence by previous media exposure. 2nd BRISE Conference on Early Childhood Development, June 19-20, 2023, Berlin, Germany.
2022
- Wienke, A., Ruge, J., Mathes, B. (2022). Impact of socio-economic status on electrophysiological response to acoustic stimulus change in infants. FLUX Society Annual Conference; September 7-9, 2022, Paris, France.
- Mathes, B., Wienke, A. S., Kiel, N., Wastl, F. L., Kemmerich, R., Macha, T., Kr?ger, H. (2022). Recruitment strategies targeting young families with socio-economic and cultural challenges. 52nd Congress of the German Psychological Society, September 10-15, 2022, Hildesheim, Germany.
- Samdan, G., Reinelt, T., Kiel, N., Mathes, B., Pauen, S. (2022). Maternal self-efficacy: characteristics that influence it, ways to increase it, and mothers who develop it the most. 52nd Congress of the German Psychological Society, September 10-15, 2022, Hildesheim, Germany.
- Iken, P. I., Kiel, N., W?lbling, V., Mathes, B. (2022). Associations between media exposure, attachment, education and temperament in infancy. 52nd Congress of the German Psychological Society, September 10-15, 2022, Hildesheim, Germany.
- Samdan, G., Reinelt, T., Rothenfu?er, S., Pietrek, T., Pauen, S. (2022). Emotional Climate during Infancy: Child-related burden more important than maternal depressive symptoms – Results from Speech Samples. 26th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD); June 19-22, 2022, Rhodos, Greece.
- Wienke, A., Mathes, B. (2022). Einfluss des sozio?konomischen Status auf die elektrophysiologische Verarbeitung akustischer Reiz?nderung von S?uglingen, Famili?re Herkunft und frühkindliche Entwicklung online; March 9-11, 2022.
- Kiel, N., Samdan, G., Wienke, A., Reinelt, T., Pauen, P., Mathes, B., Herzmann, C. (2022). Von Ko-Regulation zur Selbst-Regulation: Zusammenh?nge von mütterlichem Beruhigungsverhalten, mütterlicher Erziehungsselbstwirksamkeit und S?uglingsregulation, Famili?re Herkunft und frühkindliche Entwicklung online; March 9-11, 2022.
2021
- Wienke, A.S., Bauer, C., Mathes, B. (2021). Elektrophysiologische Verarbeitung akustischer Reiz?nderung von S?uglingen, Psychologie und Gehirn online; June 2-4, 2021.
2020:
- Eickmeyer, S., Reinelt, T., Mathes, B., Pauen, S., Petermann, F., Zierul, C. (2020). Many roads lead to Rome – Problem solving and response inhibition during toddlerhood. Poster auf der Budapest CEU Conference on Cognitive Development (BCCCD), January, 9-11, 2020, Budapest, Hungary.
- Samdan, G., Reinelt, T., Petermann, F. (2020). Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Social Support and the Early Development of Maternal Confidence. Poster auf der Budapest CEU Conference on Cognitive Development (BCCCD), January, 9-11, 2020, Budapest, Hungary.
2019
- Eickmeyer, S., Reinel, T., Mathes, B., Pauen, S., Petermann, F., Zierul, C. (2019). L?sungsstrategien 16 bis 18 Monate alter Kinder bei der Detour-Reaching-Aufgabe – Ergebnisse einer Pilotstudie, paEPSY Conference, September 9-12, 2019, Leipzig, Germany.
- Eickmeyer, S., Wienke, A. S., Mathes, B., Pauen, S., Petermann, F., Zierul, C. (2019). Ablenkbar trotz fokussierter Aufmerksamkeit? – Eine Pilotstudie mit 18 Monate alten Kindern, BRISE Conference on Early Childhood Development, October 7-8, 2019, Berlin, Germany.
- Kiel, N., Herzmann, C., Petermann, F. (2019). Frühkindliches Temperament: Mütterliche Selbstwirksamkeit und Beruhigungsverhalten in einer Risikostichprobe, paEPSY Conference, September 9-12, 2019, Leipzig, Germany.
- Kiel, N., Bouazizi, A., Samdan, G., Herzmann, C., Reinelt, T., Zierul, C., Petermann, F. (2019). Predictors of Maternal Confidence and its Effect on Soothing Strategies in At Risk Families, BRISE Conference on Early Childhood Development, October 7-8, 2019, Berlin, Germany.
- Peykarjou, S., Mathes, B., Wienke, A. S., Zierul, C., Petermann F., Pauen, S. (2019). Brain responses indicating fast categorization of unfamiliar stimuli in 7 to 9 month old infants, BRISE Conference on Early Childhood Development, October 7-8, 2019, Berlin, Germany.
- R?mer, P., Kemmerich, R., Petermann, F., Zierul, C. (2019). Alcohol and nicotine consumption during pregnancy: Prevalence and additional risc factors, paEPSY Conference, September 9-12, 2019, Leipzig, Germany.
- R?mer, P., Kemmerich, R., Petermann, F., Mathes, B., Zierul, C. (2019). Prevalence of alcohol and nicotine consumption in the first trimester of pregnancy and additional risk factors, BRISE Conference on Early Childhood Development, October 7-8, 2019, Berlin, Germany.
- Samdan, G., Petermann, F., Reinelt, T. (2019). Predictors of maternal confidence in disadvantaged families, paEPSY Conference, September 9-12, 2019, Leipzig, Germany.
- Stoyanova, P., Wienke, A. S., R?mer, P., Petermann, F., Mathes, B. (2019). Neurophysiological markers of parental depression and anxiety in infants, children and adolescents, paEPSY Conference, September 9-12, 2019, Leipzig, Germany.
- Stoyanova, P., Wolf, K., Pauen, S., Petermann, F., Mathes, B. (2019). Relation between maternal well-being, social support and early development of infants, BRISE Conference on Early Childhood Development, October 7-8, 2019, Berlin, Germany.
- Wienke, A. S., Kr?ger, H., Herzmann, C., Petermann, F., Mathes, B. (2019). Socio-Economic Status and the Developing Brain, BRISE Conference on Early Childhood Development, October 7-8, 2019, Berlin, Germany.
- Wienke, A. S., Kr?ger, H., Petermann, F., Mathes, B. (2019). Socio-Economic Status and the Developing Brain, paEPSY Conferen, September 9-12, 2019, Leipzig, Germany..
2018:
- Kiel, N. (2018). Frühkindliche Entwicklung: Einflussfaktor Temperament. Presentation in the Entwichlungspsychologisches Kolloquium, December 3, 2018, Technical University, Dortmund, Germany
DOCTORAL DEGREES
2023:
- Samdan, G. (2023): Prenatal and postnatal parental behavior in the context of infant regulation. (Doctoral thesis, University of Heidelberg).
- R?mer, P. (2023):Alcohol and nicotine consumption during pregnancy: Prevalence, predictors and effects on early child development. (Doctoral thesis, University of Bremen)
2022:
- Stoyanova, P. (2022): The interactions between prenatal and postnatal maternal depressive symptoms, protective factors, stressful life events and neurophysiology in early infancy. (Doctoral thesis, University of Bremen).
- Kiel, N. (2022): Elterliches Verhalten und frühkindliche Regulation als Vorl?ufer von Selbstregulation und Temperament. (Parental behavior and early childhood regulation as precursors of self-regulation and temperament. (Doctoral thesis, University of Bremen).
BACHELOR AND MASTER DEGREES
2025:
- Klezath, K. (2025): Einfluss der Home Literacy Environment auf die Sprachentwicklung von Kleinkindern im Alter von 24 bis 36 Monaten in Bremen - Eine Untersuchung zu Vorleseverhalten, mütterlichem Leseverhalten, Buchbestand und Bibliotheksbesuchen. (Master thesis, University of Bremen)
- Gerding, M. (2025): Sozio?konomische Einflüsse auf die Betreuungswahl von Eltern im U3-Bereich - Eine Untersuchung in der Stadt Bremen. (Master thesis, University of Bremen)
2024:
- Bockhofer, J. (2024): Impact of environmental factors on the spontaneous EEG in infants. (Master thesis, University of Bremen)
Fimpler, F. (2014): Examining a cross-lingual intermodal preferential looking paradigm. The ability of 18-month-old infants to discriminate novel minimal pair word-Object associations (Master thesis, Universit?t Bremen).
- Borgmeier, N. (2024): The impact of subjective role distribution and parental leave on maternal postpartum depressive symptoms and relationship satisfaction: A comparison of two German subcultures in the transition to parenthood. (Master thesis, University of Bremen)
2023:
- Schynawa, M. (2023): Die Wirkung von Frühf?rderprogrammen im Rahmen des Projektes BRISE in Zeiten der Covid-19-Pandemie in sozial benachteiligten Stadtteilen in Bremen. (Master thesis, University of Bremen)
- Erigson, A. (2023): Auswirkung früher Temperaments- und Selbstregulationsentwicklung auf die F?higkeit zum Belohnungsaufschub bei 2-j?hrigen Kindern. (Effect of early temperament and self-regulatory development on reward deferral ability in 2-year-old children). (Master thesis, University of Bremen).
2022:
- Iken, P. I. (2022): Associations between media exposure, attachment and temperament in infancy - A cross-sectional analyses. (Master thesis, University of Bremen).
- Kemmerich, R. (2022): Deviant tone detection in infants by P3a ERP classification. (Bachelor thesis, University of Bremen).
- Johann?en, T. (2022): A pilot study on pattern separation in two-year-olds using EEG. (Master thesis, University of Bremen).
- Scholter, L. (2022): Die Gesundheit von Mu?ttern in Bremen im Kontext von Schwangerschaft und Geburt nach sozioo?konomischem Status: Ergebnisse der BRISE-Studie. (Maternal health in Bremen in the context of pregnancy and childbirth according to socioeconomic status: results from the BRISE study). (Master thesis, University of Bremen).
- Zwad, H. (2022): Focused attention and distractability at the age of 18 months – and its possible influence by previous media exposure. (Master thesis, University of Bremen).
2021:
- Zacharski, L. M. (2021): Auditory event-related potentials in 0-2 years old infants – A systematic review. (Bachelor thesis, University of Bremen).
2020:
- Bednarczyk, M. H. (2020): Early visual attention in infants: An EEG Study. (Master thesis, University of Bremen).
- Borgolte, K. (2020): Helping behaviour and preference understanding in toddlers - an evaluation of an experiment conducted in BRISE. (Master thesis, University of Bremen)
- Busch, I. (2020): Spontan-EEG bei S?uglingen im Zusammenhang mit depressiver Symptomatik der Mutter. (Bachelor thesis, University of Bremen).
- Deluweit, F. G. (2020): ?ber den Einfluss des elterlichen sozio?konomischen Status auf die Entwicklung des Temperaments und der Selbstregulation von Kindern im Alter von zwei bis sechs Jahren: Ein systematisches Review. (Master thesis, University of Bremen).
- Gómez Putzer, A. (2020): Einfluss des Konsums von E-Zigaretten in der Schwangerschaft auf die fetale Entwicklung. (Bachelor thesis, University of Bremen).
- ?zkara, B. (2020): Emotion regulation, heart rate variability and spontaneous brain activity in infants. (Master thesis, University of Bremen).
- Reckert, L. M. (2020): Joint Attention beim Lesen von Bilderbüchern: Ein Kodierschema für eine Eltern-Kind-Interaktion im Babyalter. (Master thesis, Fernuniversit?t Hagen).
- Rothenfu?er, S. (2020): Emotionales Klima in der frühen Mutter-Kind-Beziehung: eine latente Klassenanalyse. (Master thesis, University of Bremen).
2019:
- Bauer, C. D. (2019): Electrophysiological response of acoustic repetition and stimulus change in infants. (Master thesis, University of Bremen).
- Koch, I. (2019): Investigating the speech processing of toddlers with the help of eye tracking. (Bachelor thesis, University of Bremen).
- Pietrek, J. T. (2019): Ein Schema zur Kodierung der Eltern-Kind-Dynamik anhand von Five Minute Speech Samples für S?uglinge. (Master thesis, University of Bremen).