Truman Pierson and Christopher Fitz are developing behind-the-ear EEG patches and an accompanying app that issues an alert if the user is at high risk for a seizure in the next hour April 28, 2026 11:39 a.m. More than  50 million  people suffer from epilepsy around the world, making it one of the most common and severe neurological disorders globally. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library When Truman Pierson’s newborn cousin, Noa, was diagnosed with epilepsy, he had an intimate view of the impact the brain condition had on the lives of his family members. The unpredictable nature of her seizures often left his aunt and uncle unprepared, putting Noa at constant risk. His aunt shared the endless steps she took to vigilantly monitor her daughter. “She would be up all night waiting for a seizure to happen just so she could capture it,” says 23-year-old Pierson, a recent graduate of economics and computer science from the University of Chicago.…