APS

2022 APS Annual Convention

Effects of Light on Cognition, Motivation, and Behavior: Research from the Lab and from the Arctic

Friday, May 27, 2022 · Chicago, IL

Oral · Cognitive

This symposium offers a selection of different approaches in research of light effects on psychological and physiological evaluations. The aspects of cognition, motivation, and behavior will be covered, as well as static and dynamic lighting manipulations in the lab, and in polar environments.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Ruta LasauskaiteChair
    Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel
  • Ruta LasauskaiteChair
    University of Basel

Presentations

  1. Acute Psychophysiological and Cognitive Effects of Multiple Short Bright Light Exposures during the DayMarkus Canazei
  2. Lighting Color Temperature and Cardiovascular Response to a Cognitive ChallengeRuta Lasauskaite
  3. Light, Behavior and Affect: Temporal Dynamics and Bi-Directional RelationsKarin Smolders, Sophia Frick
  4. Biological Rhythms and Decision-Making in High-Arctic Residents during Summer and WinterPierpaolo Zivi