Impact of artificial colored lights on performance in working memory task

• Published in: Acta psychologica Vol. 256; p. 105001
• Main Authors: Vani, Vakode, Ojha, Pooja, Gadhvi, Mahesh Arjundan, Dixit, Abhinav
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Color; Color Perception - physiology; Colors of light; Female; Forward and backward digit span tasks; Humans; Light; Male; Memory, Short-Term - physiology; Memory, Short-Term - radiation effects; Photic Stimulation; Working memory; Young Adult; Colors of light; Forward and backward digit span tasks; Working memory

The contemporary lifestyle obligates exposure to artificially illuminated environments often with a variation in spectral composition of light. The wavelength of light, perceived as the color, differentially stimulates the short, medium, and long wavelength cones. Through the non-image-forming pathw...