How do strobing lights induce seizures?
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It’s not 100% known exactly how this happens but, based on this article [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb02018.x](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb02018.x) and my understanding of it, there are 2 visual pathways: one that is more sensitive to high frequency visual stimuli and one that is more sensitive to high contrast (colorful) stimuli. When someone with light-sensitive epilepsy sees quick flashing lights, this first pathway (the one that is more sensitive to high frequency stimuli) gets triggered and causes an electrical response in the brain. This electrical discharge then spreads and activates a bunch of areas of the brain, which causes seizures.
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