# NIH Reporter #5R01EY036255-03

Flicker photophobia as an experience of inefficient coding

**Recipient:** University of Pennsylvania

**Award Amount:** $572,245.00
**Ceiling:** $572,245.00

**Awarded:** April 13, 2026

**Identifier:** 5R01EY036255-03

The project investigates how flickering light relates to visual discomfort and migraine, including whether people with migraine experience different visual environments and show differences in flicker perception and brain responses.

### Description

Research project studying flicker exposure, perception, and neural representation in typical observers and people with migraine and photophobia, using light-logging devices, psychophysical measures, and functional MRI.

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