Abstract

Summary

This paper investigates the acute effects of bright light on emotion regulation and cognitive performance, specifically in women with subsyndromal depression (S-SAD), and finds that bright light can increase risk-taking behavior and decrease emotional contagion with sadness.
Categories

Categories

Depression: The paper focuses on the effects of bright light on women with subsyndromal depression (S-SAD), finding that bright light can decrease emotional contagion with sadness.
Cognitive function and memory: The paper investigates the impact of bright light on cognitive performance, though it does not find a significant effect.
Mood regulation: The paper explores how bright light can affect emotion regulation, finding that it can increase risk-taking behavior and decrease emotional contagion with sadness.
Seasonal affective disorder: The paper specifically studies women with subsyndromal seasonal affective disorder (S-SAD), a form of depression that follows a seasonal pattern.
Lighting Design Considerations: The paper investigates the effects of bright light, a factor in lighting design, on emotion regulation and cognitive performance.
Authors

Author(s)

A Losereit
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