Wearing stripes could be the reason for those pesky headaches

It's not just clothes... that beautiful striped accent wall could be a trigger for debilitating headaches.

New studies carried out in the Netherlands and the US have discovered that vertical lines can trigger a neural loop of activity in the brain. In extreme cases researchers claim that stripes could even bring on epileptic fits or migraines. The research was carried out by scientists at the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands. Dr.Dora Hermes of the UMC said:

"Our findings imply that in designing buildings, it may be important to avoid the types of visual patterns that can activate this circuit and cause discomfort, migraines, or seizures,"

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  According to The Southland Times "by attaching small electrodes to the scalp of study participants, the UMC scientists were able to measure the repetitive patterns of brain activity that were triggered when the people viewed certain images." More studies are now being planned in the hopes of helping people who suffer from migraines.