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- Title
Critical Flicker Fusion Frequency: A Narrative Review.
- Authors
Mankowska, Natalia D.; Marcinkowska, Anna B.; Waskow, Monika; Sharma, Rita I.; Kot, Jacek; Winklewski, Pawel J.
- Abstract
This review presents the current knowledge of the usage of critical flicker fusion frequency (CFF) in human and animal model studies. CFF has a wide application in different fields, especially as an indicator of cortical arousal and visual processing. In medicine, CFF may be helpful for diagnostic purposes, for example in epilepsy or minimal hepatic encephalopathy. Given the environmental studies and a limited number of other methods, it is applicable in diving and hyperbaric medicine. Current research also shows the relationship between CFF and other electrophysiological methods, such as electroencephalography. The human eye can detect flicker at 50–90 Hz but reports are showing the possibility to distinguish between steady and modulated light up to 500 Hz. Future research with the use of CFF is needed to better understand its utility and application.
- Subjects
ADRENOCORTICAL hormones; HEPATIC encephalopathy; HYPERBARIC oxygenation; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ANIMAL models in research
- Publication
Medicina (1010660X), 2021, Vol 57, Issue 10, p1
- ISSN
1010-660X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/medicina57101096