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flicker fusion

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flicker fusion [′flik·ər ‚fyü·zhən]
(physiology)
The tendency to perceive an oscillating or flickering sensory input signal as continuous when the frequency is above a specific threshold frequency.


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Objective cognitive assessments included: Critical Flicker Fusion (measures central nervous system arousal via information-processing capacity and the ability to discriminate bits of sensory information), Sternberg Short-Term Memory Scanning Task (assesses working memory), and Rapid Visual Information Processing (assesses the performance of attention mechanisms in remaining vigilant to periodically recurring events).
 
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