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Given the importance of creativity for both personal and societal achievements, there have been consistent efforts to stimulate creative ability. But an important environmental factor \u2014 short wavelength (blue) light \u2014 has been relatively unexplored to date. Blue light improves a number of cognitive processes(e.g., attention, working memory and sleep) known to in\ufb02uence our creative abilities. In this study, we investigate the effects of blue light on enhancing creativity in tasks and compare it to the effects of walking, which has been shown to stimulate creative ability. Based on data from 21 participants over2weeks,wefoundthatbluelightresultedina 24.3% increase in convergent thinking ability, while walking improved divergentthinkingby18%. We discuss the implications of the \ufb01ndings within the context of UbiComp research. To the best of our knowledge, this is the \ufb01rst systematic examination of the impact of blue light on convergent and divergent thinking ability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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