Camshafts: What effect does increased lift have on performance?

mopowers said
I think the take away is for cams with the same @.050" duration but with different lifts means the one with more lift will have steeper ramps, may require more spring pressure, and may be a little harder on the valve train but likely makes more power assuming the heads can support the higher lift.

The one with more lift likely has less .006" duration due to the steeper ramps, which would shut the intake valve sooner and build more cylinder pressure in theory too, right? Either way, I think the higher lift cams were developed to take advantage of the larger .904 Mopar lifters and generally result in more power. I'm no expert though and I've never even stayed at a Holiday Express.

I am impressed with the knowledge shared in this thread, though I do get overwhelmed with some of it.
I've stayed at Holiday Inn Express' and found their name to be a lie. I slept at the same rate of speed as anywhere else.

Hughes seems to favor the more lift principle with this line of cams....

I mention them specifically because last Monday I tore down a 1990 360 with a Hughes cam in it. I have a thread here on the build.

The 360 build that has more turns than Willow Springs

I guess what I gathered from what I thought was this simple question was that higher lift on it's own opens and closes the valve faster and whatever advantage that offers is entirely dependent on the flow capabilities of the head.
Is that a simple and accurate interpretation?