More Insights on Lighting’s Effects
Consider task difficulty
Consider task difficulty
Tuning light’s color and intensity to the right values, using insights from cognitive neuroscience, boosts viewers’ welfare and performance. What’s “right” varies by context and situation; no lighting color-intensity combo is always best.
Warmer light tied to better moods
Task lighting and concentration linked
Another reason to manage light color and intensity
Pedersen and Johansson investigated how motion activated street lights influence pedestrian behavior.
A team lead by Heo has found more evidence that seeing blue light, particularly at night, is energizing.
The lighting in hospital intensive care units influences patients' wellbeing, even a year after they are discharged from the hospital.
Prior state matters, a lot
Bedrosian and Nelson studied how being exposed to light at night influences wellbeing and mood.