flicker-fusion frequency

vision

Also known as: critical flicker frequency, critical fusion frequency

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In movement perception: Apparent movement
…occurs is called the perceiver’s flicker-fusion frequency (or critical flicker frequency) and represents the temporal resolving power of his visual system at the time. Another process on which apparent movement depends is a tendency (called visual closure or phi) to fill in the spaces between adjacent visual objects. This means…
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In human eye: Flicker
…a certain speed, called the critical fusion frequency, the sensation becomes continuous and the subject is unaware of the alterations in the illumination of the screen.
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