High-frequency components of human visual evoked potentials.
This study was aimed to further our investigations on the high frequency components of human visual evoked potentials (VEP). By using stimulations in the form of optic step functions, we measured (Cz-ear lobe) VEPs with 512 real data points in a total recording time of 20.48 msec in normal adults (N = 12). The peaks in the transient evoked potentials occurred with approximate latencies of 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.5 and 5.0 msec. Transforming the individual time responses to the frequency domain by the Fourier Transform, maxima were obtained in 200, 400, 700, 1200 and 2200 Hz positions in the amplitude frequency characteristics. The findings were compared with those of a similar study on the auditory system. It is stated that the response activities of 200 Hz and 2200 Hz are unique to the visual system.
D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010775:Photic Stimulation