A Cerebral Basis for Visual Discomfort and Visual Stress

Visual discomfort or visual stress is an uncomfortable subjective experience that occurs in response to specific visual stimuli. It affects a large proportion of the population to various degrees, disproportionately impacting those with heightened sensory sensitivities, particularly neurodivergent i...

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Published in:	Vision
Main Authors:	Paul B. Hibbard, Peter Allen, Jordi M. Asher, Katherine Batey, Beverley Burke, Jason J. Braithwaite, Geoff G. Cole, Caelan Dow, Bruce J. W. Evans, Anna Franklin, Sarah M. Haigh, Hillevi Hemphälä, Ian Hosking, Andrew Keyes, Chan-su Lee, Ute Leonards, Cathy Manning, John Maule, Naomi Miller, Karen Monet, Louise O’Hare, Olivier Penacchio, Gordon T. Plant, Georgie Powell, Alice Price, Andrew J. Schofield, Miroslav Slouka, Petroc Sumner, Cleo Valentine, Thomas Wilcockson, Sanae Yoshimoto, Arnold J. Wilkins
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2026-06-01
Subjects:	visual discomfort visual stress image statistics flicker phantom array lighting
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5150/10/2/34

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