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The aim is to optimize brain state transitions by utilizing spatially diffuse input signals in network control models.

March 3, 2026Communications BiologyOpen Access

Controlling the human connectome with spatially diffuse input signals

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The aim is to optimize brain state transitions by utilizing spatially diffuse input signals in network control models.
Adapted network control models to consider spatially extended inputs.
Analyzed energy requirements for driving brain state transitions.
Identified optimal control strategies reducing the number of required inputs.
Substantially reduced energy requirements for brain state transitions.
Achieved near-optimal control strategies cutting input needs by two orders of magnitude.
Generated input site density maps that align with functional and neurobiological data.

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This research demonstrates optimal control of brain states using spatially diffuse inputs, suggesting more efficient stimulation methods.

Betzel et al. (2026) studied this question.

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