ND-0473 · 1984 · Other
A neurological basis for visual discomfort
Wilkins, Nimmo-Smith, Tait et al. Brain. 1984.
doi.org/10.1093/brain/107.4.989 · Finding drafted from the abstract
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What the source reports
Patterns that cause discomfort and illusions closely resemble those that trigger epileptiform EEG in photosensitive epilepsy.
Design questions and applications
Check stripes, grilles and repeating screens for visual discomfort.
Field
Patterns, fractals and visual stress
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card wilkins-1984-visual-discomfort) on 2026-11-09. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.
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Field
Spatial variable
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