Impact of Lighting Conditions on Emotional and Neural Responses of International Students in Cultural Exhibition Halls
This study investigates how lighting conditions influence emotional and neural responses in a standardized, simulated museum environment. A multimodal evaluation framework combining subjective and objective measures was used. Thirty-two international students assessed their viewing experiences using...
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| description | This study investigates how lighting conditions influence emotional and neural responses in a standardized, simulated museum environment. A multimodal evaluation framework combining subjective and objective measures was used. Thirty-two international students assessed their viewing experiences using 14 semantic differential descriptors, while real-time EEG signals were recorded via the EMOTIV EPOC X device. Spectral energy analyses of the α, β, and θ frequency bands were conducted, and a θα energy ratio combined with γ coefficients was used to model attention and comfort levels. The results indicated that high illuminance (300 lx) and high correlated color temperature (4000 K) significantly enhanced both attention and comfort. Art majors showed higher attention levels than engineering majors during short-term viewing. Among four regression models, the backpropagation (BP) neural network achieved the highest predictive accuracy (R<sup>2</sup> = 88.65%). These findings provide empirical support for designing culturally inclusive museum lighting and offer neuroscience-informed strategies for promoting the global dissemination of traditional Chinese culture, further supported by retrospective interview insights. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-df8a8eece6524212835c75a2b88f15b92025-07-25T13:17:32ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092025-07-011514250710.3390/buildings15142507Impact of Lighting Conditions on Emotional and Neural Responses of International Students in Cultural Exhibition HallsXinyu Zhao0Zhisheng Wang1Tong Zhang2Ting Liu3Hao Yu4Haotian Wang5Research Institute of Photonics, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, ChinaResearch Institute of Photonics, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, ChinaResearch Institute of Photonics, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, ChinaSchool of International Business Communication, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian 116025, ChinaSchool of Information and Communication Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaResearch Institute of Photonics, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, ChinaThis study investigates how lighting conditions influence emotional and neural responses in a standardized, simulated museum environment. A multimodal evaluation framework combining subjective and objective measures was used. Thirty-two international students assessed their viewing experiences using 14 semantic differential descriptors, while real-time EEG signals were recorded via the EMOTIV EPOC X device. Spectral energy analyses of the α, β, and θ frequency bands were conducted, and a θα energy ratio combined with γ coefficients was used to model attention and comfort levels. The results indicated that high illuminance (300 lx) and high correlated color temperature (4000 K) significantly enhanced both attention and comfort. Art majors showed higher attention levels than engineering majors during short-term viewing. Among four regression models, the backpropagation (BP) neural network achieved the highest predictive accuracy (R<sup>2</sup> = 88.65%). These findings provide empirical support for designing culturally inclusive museum lighting and offer neuroscience-informed strategies for promoting the global dissemination of traditional Chinese culture, further supported by retrospective interview insights.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/14/2507cultural exhibition hallilluminancecolor temperatureinternational studentsemotional–neuralEEG |
| spellingShingle | Xinyu Zhao Zhisheng Wang Tong Zhang Ting Liu Hao Yu Haotian Wang Impact of Lighting Conditions on Emotional and Neural Responses of International Students in Cultural Exhibition Halls Buildings cultural exhibition hall illuminance color temperature international students emotional–neural EEG |
| title | Impact of Lighting Conditions on Emotional and Neural Responses of International Students in Cultural Exhibition Halls |
| title_full | Impact of Lighting Conditions on Emotional and Neural Responses of International Students in Cultural Exhibition Halls |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Lighting Conditions on Emotional and Neural Responses of International Students in Cultural Exhibition Halls |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Lighting Conditions on Emotional and Neural Responses of International Students in Cultural Exhibition Halls |
| title_short | Impact of Lighting Conditions on Emotional and Neural Responses of International Students in Cultural Exhibition Halls |
| title_sort | impact of lighting conditions on emotional and neural responses of international students in cultural exhibition halls |
| topic | cultural exhibition hall illuminance color temperature international students emotional–neural EEG |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/14/2507 |
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