Light

Davidovic and colleagues studied preferred colors for street lighting. 

The colors on surfaces and in light influence how we think and behave—this article details what neuroscientists have learned about the cognitive, emotional, and physical consequences of selecting specific colors for surfaces and for the lights that illuminate them.  
 

As the hours of daylight each day decrease in the Northern Hemisphere and increase in the Southern Hemisphere, reviewing the effects of light intensity on our cognitive performance and physical wellbeing seems appropriate.

Peeples has written a comprehensive, general press review of research on the implications of experiencing circadian lighting (or not).

Chraibi and colleagues investigated employee responses to dynamic workplace lighting that dims over a workstation when the person working there leaves their seat and brightens when someone returns to that workspace.

Linking tasks and illumination

Perceptions affect outcomes, again

Hartstein and colleagues learned that preschool-age children, older children, and adults can respond in similar ways to lighting.

Kong and colleagues studied visual glare and design in an open-plan office via a post-occupancy evaluation.

The color and intensity of light can boost viewers’ emotional, cognitive, and physical wellbeing—or not.   This article discusses tuning indoor light to the “right values”, using insights from cognitive neuroscience.