Heinrich R. Liesefeld studied psychology at Saarland University, including stays abroad in Nancy and Shanghai. Ph.D. in 2012 within the scope of the IRTG Adaptive Minds hosted by Saarland University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing). Now a lecturer and researcher in General and Experimental Psychology, LMU München. Current research focuses on distraction, priority computations, spatial selective attention and working memory, using psychophysics, electroencephalography, eye tracking, and computational modeling.