Jochen D. Schipke

Maintained critical flicker fusion frequency after acute hyperbaric hyperoxia at 140 kPa

Introduction: In diving medicine, critical flicker fusion frequency (cFFF) has been employed to assess alertness under varying ambient pressures and gas compositions, yet the effects of elevated oxygen partial pressure on cFFF performance underwater remain inconsistently characte...

Adaptations to breath-hold diving: from traditional divers to elite athletes

Breath-hold diving exposes humans to repeated episodes of profound hypoxia and hypercapnia, eliciting physiological adaptations that enable prolonged underwater performance. This article summarises current knowledge on chronic adaptations in elite breath-hold athletes and traditi...