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Research Assistant
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E L EM E N T I DI P S I C O L O G IA D E L L A L U C E
E L E M E N T S O F L I G H T P S Y C H O L O G Y
UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO
AND SOUTHERN LATIUM
UNICLAM - ITALY
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN,
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
PSYCHOLOGICAL AREA
Giuseppe Galetta
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E L EM E N T I DI P S I C O L O G IA D E L L A L U C E
E L E M E N T S OF L I G H T P S Y C H O L O G Y
Giuseppe Galetta
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UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO
AND SOUTHERN LATIUM
UNICLAM - ITALY
PhD Candidate
Research Assistant
NeuroLighting©
A new method of psychological
analysis of light to support Light
Art Creation and Lighting Design.
NL is based on the study of the reactions
of the human Neurophysiological System
and Psychic Apparatus to light stimuli.
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E L EM E N T I DI P S I C O L O G IA D E L L A L U C E
E L E M E N T S OF L I G H T P S Y C H O L O G Y
PhD Candidate
Research Assistant
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Light talks
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E L EM E N T I DI P S I C O L O G IA D E L L A L U C E
E L E M E N T S OF L I G H T P S Y C H O L O G Y
PhD Candidate
Research Assistant
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LIGHT PERCEPTION
Light is caught by the eye Light signals are transmitted to the brain as electrical signals
Brain receives light information as an electrical phenomenon
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E L EM E N T I DI P S I C O L O G IA D E L L A L U C E
E L E M E N T S OF L I G H T P S Y C H O L O G Y
PhD Candidate
Research Assistant
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125 million
Photoreceptors
Phototransduction
Light signals are
converted into
electrical signals
Opsin
Light-sensitive
Proteins
Optogenetics
Neurotransmitters
are released
Emotions and
Behaviors are
induced by light
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to Brain
and Psyche
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E L EM E N T I DI P S I C O L O G IA D E L L A L U C E
E L E M E N T S OF L I G H T P S Y C H O L O G Y
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Research Assistant
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Light as a
Cognitive Map
Interaction L/B
Light as an
Emotional
Driver
Light as a
Gestaltic
Device
Olistic Approach
Light-based
Techniques
Emotional and
Behavioral
Conditioning
Light as
a Subliminal
Language
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E L EM E N T I DI P S I C O L O G IA D E L L A L U C E
E L E M E N T S OF L I G H T P S Y C H O L O G Y
PhD Candidate
Research Assistant
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Light as a
Cognitive Map
Light as an
Emotional
Driver
Light as a
Gestaltic
Device
Fabrizio Plessi: Liquid Lights
2014: Ludwig Muzeum, Koblenz, Germany
2015: Arsenale, Venice, Italy
2011: Llotja, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
►
Llaüts + Lights
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E L EM E N T I DI P S I C O L O G IA D E L L A L U C E
E L E M E N T S OF L I G H T P S Y C H O L O G Y
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Research Assistant
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Intensity
PSYCHOPHOTONIC
GRAMMAR AND SYNTAX
Colour
Typology
Artist/Designer ► Light Stimulus Building
Environment
and Location
Layout and
Spatial
Orientation
Design, Shape
and Structure
Viewer/Perceiver ► Light Stimulus Perception
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INSIDE OUTSIDE
INSIDE OUTSIDE
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E L EM E N T I DI P S I C O L O G IA D E L L A L U C E
E L E M E N T S OF L I G H T P S Y C H O L O G Y
PhD Candidate
Research Assistant
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Maximum
Perceptible Lightness
PSYCHOPHOTONIC
SCALE
Light Stimuli
Overdose
Sensory
Deprivation
LIGHTNESS DARKNESS
LIGHTNESS DARKNESS
Immersive
Environment
Vacuum
LIGHT DARK
100 75 50 25 25 50 75 100
25 50 750 75 50 25 0
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100
0
Minimum
Perceptible Lightness
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E L E M E N T S OF L I G H T P S Y C H O L O G Y
PhD Candidate
Research
Assistant
THE GANZFELD EXPERIMENT
DARKNESS
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Psychology of
Perception
Altered States
of Consciousness
Perceptive
Deprivation
Psi-Conducive
States
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1 9 6 9 James Turrell
Robert Irwin
Edward Wortz
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E L E M E N T S OF L I G H T P S Y C H O L O G Y
PhD Candidate
Research
Assistant
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THE GANZFELD
EFFECT
DARKNESS
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Absence of
depth field
Sensing
Spaces
Fullness of
Emptiness
Skyspaces
Horizon Lack
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CONCLUSIONS
DARKNESS
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LIGHT SENDS BIOCHEMICAL
MESSAGES TO OUR BRAIN
LIGHT INFLUENCES HUMAN
BEHAVIOUR AND EMOTIONS
THROUGH LIGHT MANIPULATION
WE CAN CHANGE THE MESSAGE
LIGHT ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS
CAN MAKE TALKING THE LIGHT
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E L EM E N T I DI P S I C O L O G IA D E L L A L U C E
E L E M E N T S OF L I G H T P S Y C H O L O G Y
PhD Candidate
Research
Assistant
DARKNESS
3 NOVEMBER, 2015 ● LESSON AT:
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Flynn, J. E., Hendrick, C., Spencer, T., & Martyniuk, O. (1979).
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Tiller, D. K. (1990). Toward a Deeper Understanding of
Psychological Aspects of Lighting. Journal of the Illumination
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Tomassoni, R., Galetta, G., & Treglia, E. (2015). Psychology
of Light: How Light influences Health and Psyche. Psychology,
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Wackermann, J., Pütz, P., & Allefeld, C. (2008). Ganzfeld-
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