What patterns can trigger seizures? Some people are sensitive to geometric patterns with contrasts of light and dark such as stripes or bars. Patterns are more likely to be a trigger if they are ...

Abrupt changes in light like the ones included in the GIFs can trigger seizures in those with photosensitive epilepsy, and in the worst cases, seizures can be fatal. In December 1997 more than 600 ...

People with photosensitive epilepsy could soon be able to watch TV without worry. Scientists in the UK have created glasses that can block out specific wavelengths of light known to cause seizures ...

TikTok has announced a new feature that will allow people with photosensitive epilepsy to skip videos that could trigger seizures. It comes a few months after it began labelling videos featuring ...

In what could one day become a new treatment for epilepsy, researchers at UC San Francisco, UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley have used pulses of light to prevent seizure-like activity in neurons.